Maryland House Bill 597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education to govern the licensing and operation of child care centers to include provisions that establish certain qualifications for probationary employment for an individual applying for the first time to be a child care teacher in a certain child care center in the State; requiring a child care center at the end of a 6-month probationary period to terminate or reassign an individual who has not completed the required pre-service training; etc.

Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications

Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]

2021-04-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243
2021-04-12	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-09	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-09	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-25	House	Third Reading Passed (137-1)
2021-02-23	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-02-22	House	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2021-01-21	House	Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-20	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB436 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 244
HB1386 (Carry Over) 2020-03-14 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	5	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0597?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0597f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0597t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_243_hb0597t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0597_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0191.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1193.pdf