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Requiring certain providers of travel services to file with the Department of Labor evidence of financial security; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office and the Department to provide reasonable notice of the requirements of the Act to consumers and sellers of travel; etc.

Altering the definition of "practice audiology", including by clarifying that the ordering and performing of certain scanning and imaging are included as these procedures relate to auditory or vestibular conditions in the human ear.

Requiring each local school system to provide crisis support to a public school when a teacher or other school employee with direct contact with minors is removed from the school due to alleged criminal activity or for student safety; requiring each county board of education to establish a crisis response team; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a …

Establishing a Class L beer, wine, and liquor license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license to a holder of a manufacturer's license; providing that the license authorizes the license holder to sell or provide samples of certain beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; establishing a license fee of $250; etc.

Defining the term "residential retail customer" for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public …

Establishing the Division of Data Protection within the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and bring civil actions related to violations; establishing the Maryland Data Privacy Implementation and Innovation Workgroup to study Maryland's consumer data privacy framework and evaluate implementation issues; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by …

Repealing a requirement that authorized prescribers submit prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the health occupations board that regulates the authorized prescriber; authorizing pharmacists, under certain circumstances, to enter into prescriber-pharmacist agreements that authorize the pharmacist to treat an opioid use disorder using controlled dangerous substances drug therapy; etc.

Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager of a certain youth sports program, and the administrator or other appropriate personnel of any organization that provides adult supervision or …

Repealing the requirement to include taxes in the total price for a ticket on a ticket listing and at each step of a ticket purchase transaction; authorizing a consumer, an artist, or a venue to file a private right of action against a ticket issuer, secondary ticket exchange, or reseller for a certain violation; authorizing a court to award economic …

Adding bacterial vaginosis to the list of diagnoses for which certain health care practitioners may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a personal physical assessment of the sexual partner; and adding licensed certified midwives to the list of health care practitioners who may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic …

Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the School Mapping Data Program and providing that the School Safety Subcabinet may provide funding from the Safe Schools Fund to a public safety agency; establishing the School Mapping Data Program in the Department of State Police to provide oversight of and technical assistance to a public safety agency for the production of …

Prohibiting a certain litigation financier from providing certain litigation financing unless licensed under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law or provisions of law relating to installment loans; providing that litigation financing shall be considered a loan for certain purposes; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and providing that certain information is a permissible subject …

Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing a peer-to-peer car sharing program's motor vehicle liability insurance policy on a replacement vehicle to be secondary coverage for a shared vehicle driver; altering and establishing certain motor vehicle liability insurance requirements applicable to peer-to-peer car sharing programs; providing that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is not required to provide coverage to a shared …

Clarifying that a teacher who holds a certain National Board Certification awarded on or before December 31, 2021, that has an expiration date between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2031, inclusive, that has a 10-year award period, and that is subject to a renewal process is eligible for certain salary increases associated with the career ladder; and applying the …

Authorizing a merchant to round certain cash transactions in a certain manner or round the amount of change due to a customer in a certain manner; authorizing an employer to round a wage that the employer pays using cash in a certain manner; and providing that certain provisions of the Act shall preempt existing regulations, rules, and ordinances that conflict …

Altering a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax to include certain retirement income attributable to a resident's employment with the District of Columbia as a member of a fire, rescue, or emergency services organization; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Altering the penalties for the misdemeanor of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority; prohibiting a person who has been previously convicted of a certain crime from …

Adding bacterial vaginosis to the list of diagnoses for which certain health care practitioners may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a sexual partner of a diagnosed patient without making a personal physical assessment of the sexual partner; and adding licensed certified midwives to the list of health care practitioners who may prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide antibiotic …

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations that provide coverage for chemotherapy to treat cancer to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used for the preservation of hair in connection with chemotherapy treatment; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on …

Authorizing the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists to issue a limited license to practice music therapy; providing the purpose of the limited license is to permit an individual to practice music therapy while completing certain licensing requirements; and allowing a licensee with a limited license to practice music therapy under the …