Maryland Code | Chapter Education Article 23 | Senate

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
MD	SB250	Pass	Prohibiting a county public library from charging a fine for overdue library materials borrowed by a minor or intended for children or teens; prohibiting a county public library from charging a reserve fee for library materials reserved by a minor or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 208
MD	SB434	Pass	Altering the calculation of certain funding for the State Library Resource Center for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180
MD	SB738	Pass	Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130
MD	SB248	Pass	Increasing, from one member to two members, the number of public members from each area served by the participating library systems on the governing board for each regional resource center. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 56
MD	SB590	Intro Sine Die	Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
MD	SB591	Engross Sine Die	Authorizing employees of certain public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring employers and certified exclusive representatives to engag... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MD	SB848	Intro Sine Die	Repealing the requirement that Baltimore City must provide a 25% match to receive State funds for certain operating expenses of the Enoch Pratt Free Library; requiring an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund aging infrastructure construction and capi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-06 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MD	SB163	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing the Charles County Public Library to partner with an Imagination Library Program to provide free books to children up to 5 years of age; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2026 through 2035 an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-09 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee