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Requiring that a contract executed between a county board of education and a county superintendent of schools on or after July 1, 2025, include certain provisions that provide for the compensation the county superintendent shall receive on termination of the contract and the continuance of health benefits coverage for 1 year beginning on the date of termination or until the …

Repealing the requirement that county boards of education prioritize the purchase of digital devices with certain funds; requiring each local school system to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; requiring the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology to annually update the …

Altering the definition of "high impact economic development activity" to exclude cost savings related to the reduction in the number of University System of Maryland employees; requiring the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to report the amount of State or University funds used on each high impact economic development activity, the net benefit of each activity, …

Altering the definition of "eligible apprentice" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for the employment of certain eligible apprentices by repealing a certain wage requirement; extending the termination of the credit until June 30, 2031; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Requiring a developer of a generative artificial intelligence system, on or before January 1, 2026, and before the developer releases or substantially modifies a certain generative artificial intelligence system, to publish on the developer's website documentation detailing the data used to train the generative artificial intelligence system.

Requiring the governing body of a common ownership community to develop a smoking policy that applies to all common areas of the property if the property subject to the control of the governing body is a multifamily dwelling.

Requiring circuit court judges to be elected on a nonpartisan basis; prohibiting a candidate for circuit court judge from being nominated by a political party or by petition; and requiring candidates to be nominated at the primary election in each year that one or more circuit court judges are to be elected.

Requiring a commercial telecommunications service provider to automatically provide a service disruption credit to the account of a customer impacted by a material service outage; establishing the minimum amount of the credit for the service outage; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to enforcement and penalty provisions under the …

Establishing a data broker registry; defining "data broker" as a business that knowingly collects and sells or licenses personal consumer data to third parties with whom the consumer does not have a direct relationship; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Office of the Attorney General; requiring a data broker to report certain material changes to the …

Requiring each local school system to designate a local point of contact for certain communications, to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards, and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; repealing the requirement that county boards of education prioritize the purchase of digital devices with certain funds; requiring the Office of Security Management …

Requiring the Governor's Appointments Office to report to the General Assembly beginning December 1, 2026, and each December 1 thereafter, certain demographic information regarding applicants and nominees for judicial office.

Requiring that a carrier's internal grievance process provide for human review of grievances resulting from adverse decisions made using artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools; requiring carriers to report certain information on grievances resulting from adverse decisions made using artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools; requiring a carrier to provide a model review process under certain circumstances; etc.

Requiring each county board of education to collect data on energy usage and report the data collected to the Interagency Commission on School Construction; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations specifying the data to be collected and the means and frequency of reporting; and requiring the Commission to analyze the data collected and provide recommendations for improving school building energy …

Establishing the Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program Task Force to collect information on and study existing STEM and robotics programs in public schools in the State and in other states to determine the feasibility of establishing competitive STEM and robotics programs as varsity sports in every public school throughout the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its …

Establishing the Task Force on Proactive Review of Audio and Video Recordings on Special Education Buses to study the use of artificial intelligence to proactively review audio and video recordings from special education buses to ensure the safety and security of student passengers; and requiring the Task Force by December 1 2026, to report its findings and recommendations to the …

Requiring a county board of education to develop and adopt a policy on the use of personal electronic devices during school hours; requiring the policy to restrict or limit the use of personal electronic devices by students during school hours, except for any purpose documented in the student's education program or Section 504 plan, to monitor or address a student's …