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Report from State Circle (2013.6)

Date: 
17 Apr 2013
Published in: 
Report from State Circle
RSC Issue: 
6

Click on the file to download the final edition of LWVMD's Report from State Circle for the 2013 Maryland General Assembly session.

(RSC 2013.5) Children's Issues

Date: 
27 Mar 2013
Published in: 
Report from State Circle
RSC Issue: 
5

SB1052/HB396 Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor (Kittleman/Cardin et al.) make it a crime to use a computer to sexually harass a minor or cause a child or young person to fear being killed, give out information that torments the minor, or put out a real or doctored image of the minor without getting appropriate permission. Other prohibitions include: signing up a young person for a pornographic site.

LWVMD Testimony 2013: HB1012 Higher Education-Tuition Waiver-Foster Care Recipients

Date: 
18 Mar 2013
Published in: 
Report from State Circle

TESTIMONY TO THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

HB 1012  Higher Education – Tuition Waiver – Foster Care Recipients

POSITION:  Strongly Support

BY:  Debbie Ehrenstein

DATE:  March 18, 2013

Report From State Circle (2013.4)

Date: 
6 Mar 2013
Published in: 
Report from State Circle
RSC Issue: 
4

Click on the file name to download the March 6 2013 edition of LWVMD's Report from State Circle.

(RSC 2013.4) Children's Issues

Date: 
6 Mar 2013
Published in: 
Report from State Circle
RSC Issue: 
4

HB1480 Family Law – Unattended Child Under the Age of Three (Glenn plus 5) has been filed as an emergency bill prohibiting a person who has responsibility for a child under the age of 3 leaving the child in the care of someone under the age of 15, if the child is in an apartment, automobile or other enclosed space.  This bill adds additional protection for very young children who might be left with baby sitters too young to provide appropriate care.  The need is based on an actual situation where an infant died in the care of a sibling who was 11 when the sibling smothered t

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