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2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 9 - Correctional Institutions › Section 11-903 - Responsibility of Department; Director

(a)    The Department is responsible for the provision of education and workforce skills training programs in the adult correctional institutions in the State.
(b)    The Secretary shall appoint a Director of Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions.
(c)    The Director shall receive the salary provided in the budget of the Department.
(d)    The Director shall:
(1)    implement and operate the educational and workforce skills training programs developed by the Council in the correctional institutions;
(2)    meet with and advise the Council about the programs;
(3)    consult with the Commissioner of Correction and the warden of each institution about the operation of the programs; and
(4)    set qualification standards for teachers in workforce skills training programs who are employed by the Department that are similar to the standards for teachers providing CTE instruction in accordance with § 7–205.1 of the Education Article.
(e)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each teacher in an educational and workforce skills training program who is employed by the Department is in the professional service in the State Personnel Management System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 9 - Correctional Institutions › Section 11-905 - Federal Acts

(a)    The State of Maryland assents to the federal acts.
(b)    The State Treasurer shall:
(1)    be the custodian of any money received under the federal acts; and
(2)    disburse this money in accordance with the federal acts.
(c)    The Maryland Department of Labor and the State Board of Education, as appropriate, shall:
(1)    cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies in administering the federal acts;
(2)    do anything necessary to secure the benefits of the federal acts;
(3)    facilitate the transfer of funds to the appropriate operational agency; and
(4)    represent this State in all matters relating to the administration of the federal acts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 9 - Correctional Institutions › Section 11-906 - Patuxent Institution; Funding

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Patuxent Institution is a correctional institution within the Division of Correction and under the jurisdiction of the Correctional Education Council for the funding of educational and workforce skills training programs only.
(b)    Funds for the operation of the educational and workforce skills training programs in correctional institutions shall be provided in the budget of the Department.
(c)    The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and other State agencies may contribute to the programs identified under subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    Funds appropriated for educational and workforce skills training programs in correctional institutions may not be diverted by budget amendment or otherwise to any other purpose.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 13 - Construction Education and Innovation Fund › Section 11-1302 - Fund Established

(a)    There is a Construction Education and Innovation Fund.
(b)    The Center shall administer the Fund.
(c)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing revolving fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(d)    The Fund consists of:
(1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(2)    money made available to the Fund through federal programs or private contributions;
(3)    money derived by the Center; or
(4)    any other money made available to the Center for the Fund.
(e)    For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual State budget an appropriation to the Fund of $250,000 to support the operation of the Center.
(f)    The Fund may be used only to support the purposes of the Center.
(g)    (1)    The Treasurer shall invest money in the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1401 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program -- Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    (1)    “Direct care worker” means an individual whose occupation is classified under the 2018 Standard Occupational Classifications of the U.S. Department of Labor as:
(i)    a home health aide (31–1121);
(ii)    a personal aide (31–1122);
(iii)    a nursing assistant (31–1131); or
(iv)    a psychiatric aide (31–1133).
(2)    “Direct care worker” includes a geriatric nursing assistant.
(c)    “Division” means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.
(d)    “Eligible entity” means a nonprofit organization, a labor organization, an employer of direct care workers, or an entity with shared labor–management oversight:
(1)    with an established record of recruiting or providing training to direct care workers; or
(2)    that establishes a training program in consultation with an organization with an established record of providing training to direct care workers.
(e)    “Program” means the Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1402 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program -- Administration -- Adoption of Regulations

(a)    There is a Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program in the Division.
(b)    The Division shall administer the Program.
(c)    The Division may adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1403 - Purpose of Program -- Goal of Program

(a)    The purpose of the Program is to provide matching grants to eligible entities to create and expand on successful recruitment and retention strategies that address the range of potential barriers to increasing the number of direct care workers.
(b)    The goal of the Program is to ensure the availability of trained direct care workers across the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1404 - Request for Applications From Eligible Entities -- Submission of Project Plan -- Items Included in Project Plan

(a)    Each year, the Division shall issue a request for applications from eligible entities for matching grants offered under the Program.
(b)    To receive a matching grant under the Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Division with the entity’s application a project plan for each project to be developed and carried out, or for activities to be continued, with the grant.
(c)    A project plan submitted by an eligible entity under subsection (b) of this section shall include a description of:
(1)    current or projected job openings for, or relevant labor market information related to, direct care workers in the region to be served by the project, and the geographic scope of the workforce to be served by the project;
(2)    specific efforts and strategies that the project will undertake to reduce barriers to the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers;
(3)    if applicable, any other innovative models or processes the eligible entity will implement to support the retention of direct care workers;
(4)    the supportive services and benefits to be provided to direct care workers to support the retention of direct care workers;
(5)    how the eligible entity will make use of career planning to support the identification of advancement opportunities and career pathways for direct care workers in the region to be served by the project;
(6)    how the eligible entity will collect and submit to the Division workforce data and outcomes of the project;
(7)    an assurance that any benefit or service provided under the project will be provided at no cost to direct care workers or individuals assisted by direct care workers;
(8)    how the eligible entity will consult with direct care workers, representatives of direct care workers, individuals assisted by direct care workers, and the families of individuals assisted by direct care workers throughout the project;
(9)    the methods the eligible entity will use to inform participants in the project about their rights as direct care workers; and
(10)    outreach efforts to individuals for participation in the project, including targeted outreach efforts to:
(i)    individuals who are recipients of, or eligible for, assistance under a State program funded under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act; and
(ii)    individuals who have barriers to employment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1406 - Appropriation Included in Annual Budget Bill -- Audit of Appropriations and Expenses

(a)    For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $250,000 for the Program.
(b)    Appropriations and expenditures made for the purpose of implementing the Program, including the use of any funds received by a person under any component of the Program, are subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 14 - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program › Section 11-1407 - Annual Report of Activities

On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2022, the Division shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:
(1)    the number of individuals served by each project or activity assisted by a matching grant under the Program, including:
(i)    the number of individuals recruited to be employed as direct care workers; and
(ii)    the number of individuals who attained employment as direct care workers;
(2)    the number of individuals or families assisted by direct care workers under the Program;
(3)    services, benefits, or support provided to assist in the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers, the number of individuals who accessed the services, benefits, or support, and the impact of the services, benefits, and support;
(4)    how each project assessed the satisfaction of the direct care workers assisted by the project, individuals receiving services delivered by the direct care workers, and employers of the direct care workers;
(5)    the performance of each eligible entity receiving a grant under the Program with respect to the indicators of performance on unsubsidized employment, median earnings, credential attainment, measurable skill gains, and employer satisfaction; and
(6)    any other information with respect to outcomes of the projects.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1501 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Division” means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.
(c)    “Eligible employer” means a hospital or related institution as those terms are defined in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.
(d)    “Health care worker” means:
(1)    a worker licensed or certified under Title 8 of the Health Occupations Article; or
(2)    any other individual employed by an eligible employer who provides personal care, assistance, or treatment services directly to patients or residents in the course of the worker’s regular duties.
(e)    “HBCU” includes:
(1)    Bowie State University;
(2)    Coppin State University;
(3)    Morgan State University; and
(4)    the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
(f)    “Program” means the Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program.
(g)    “Training program” means a training program provided for health care workers by an HBCU or a community college.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1502 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program -- Adoption of Regulations

(a)    There is a Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program in the Department.
(b)    The Division shall administer the Program.
(c)    The Division may adopt regulations to implement the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1503 - Purpose and Goal of Program

(a)    The purpose of the Program is to provide matching grants to eligible employers that pay for training programs attended by health care workers.
(b)    The goal of the Program is to provide increased opportunities for health care workers to receive training across the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1504 - Applications for Matching Grants -- Items Included

(a)    Each year, the Division shall issue a request for applications from eligible employers for matching grants offered under the Program.
(b)    To receive a matching grant under the Program, an eligible employer shall submit to the Division an application which shall include:
(1)    a list of training programs that health care workers have requested to attend during the immediately following calendar year;
(2)    a list of training programs that a participating eligible employer has identified based on current labor market needs;
(3)    the cost of any training programs that health care workers have attended during the immediately preceding calendar year and for which the eligible employer agreed to pay;
(4)    sufficient detail about a training program to allow the Division to ensure that the training program meets the requirements of this subtitle; and
(5)    an assurance that the training program shall be provided at no cost to a health care worker.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1505 - Matching Cash Contributions or Other Consideration -- Limits on Matching Grants -- Duties of Eligible Employer

(a)    In evaluating the applications submitted under § 11–1504 of this subtitle and selecting eligible employers to receive a matching grant under the Program, the Division shall secure matching cash contributions or other consideration for training programs during the immediately following calendar year in an amount at least equal in value to the amount requested from the Program.
(b)    (1)    The Division may not award a matching grant that exceeds $50,000 each year to an eligible employer.
(2)    If the Division received applications for matching grants totaling more than the amount of funds appropriated for the Program for a fiscal year, the Division shall award the grants on a pro rata basis.
(c)    A matching grant awarded under the Program shall be valid for 1 calendar year.
(d)    An eligible employer receiving a matching grant under the Program shall use the grant to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of funds that, in the absence of the grant, would be available to pay for the training programs to be attended by health care workers during the immediately following calendar year.
(e)    An eligible employer receiving a grant under the Program shall:
(1)    provide to each health care worker who is considering enrolling in a training program information relating to the wage increase required to be provided under item (2) of this subsection to health care workers on completion of a training program; and
(2)    provide a wage increase that is commensurate with current labor market trends to a health care worker who completes and receives a certification for a training program for which a grant has been awarded under the Program.
(f)    (1)    If an eligible employer and an employee organization or union bargain collectively to create a training and upgrading fund that provides educational and job training programs and benefits health care workers, any grant money for an employee who is a member of a bargaining unit awarded to the employer under the Program shall pass through the fund.
(2)    The training and upgrading fund shall report to the Division, in the manner specified by the Division, when grant money is expended by the training and upgrading fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1506 - Annual Appropriations

(a)    For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Program.
(b)    Appropriations and expenditures made for the purpose of implementing the Program, including the use of any funds received by a person under any component of the Program, are subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 11 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning › Subtitle 15 - Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program › Section 11-1507 - Annual Reports -- Items Included

On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2023, the Division shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:
(1)    the amount of grant funds provided to eligible employers for training programs during the reporting period;
(2)    the number of health care workers who attended training programs for which grant funds were used during the reporting period; and
(3)    the HBCUs or community colleges which provided training programs to health care workers and for which grant funds were used during the reporting period.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board › Section 12-201 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board Established

(a)    (1)    There is a Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board.
(2)    The Board is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.
(3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this subsection, the Board is not subject to any law, including § 6–106 of the State Government Article, that affects governmental units.
(ii)    The Board is subject to:
1.    the Open Meetings Act; and
2.    the Public Information Act.
(iii)    The Board and its employees are subject to the public ethics law.
(b)    The Board consists of the following members:
(1)    the State Treasurer, or the State Treasurer’s designee;
(2)    the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; and
(3)    nine members with expertise in retirement programs and benefits, investments, financial systems and controls, or small business, appointed as follows:
(i)    three members, appointed by the Governor;
(ii)    three members, appointed by the President of the Senate; and
(iii)    three members, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
(c)    (1)    The term of a member is 4 years.
(2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.
(3)    At the end of a term a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(d)    The Board shall elect a chair from among the members of the Board.
(e)    The appointing authority may remove a member whom the appointing authority appointed, for incompetence or misconduct.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board › Section 12-202 - Meetings; Staffing; Finances

(a)    The Board shall meet at the times and places that the Board determines.
(b)    (1)    The Board may employ a staff and may hire consultants, administrators, and other professionals as necessary to help implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust.
(2)    All expenses, including employee costs, incurred to implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust shall be paid from money collected by or for the Program or the Trust.
(3)    Consistent with its fiduciary duties, the Board may enter into an agreement to borrow funds from the State or any other entity to provide funding for the operation of the Program until the Program can generate sufficient funding for operations through fees assessed on Program accounts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board › Section 12-203 - Duties

(a)    The Board, the Program administrator, and staff shall discharge the duties with respect to the Trust solely in the interest of the Program participants as follows:
(1)    for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to Program participants and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Program; and
(2)    by  selecting investment options or programs that will invest with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.
(b)    (1)    The Board shall prepare, adopt, and annually review a written statement of investment policy that includes a risk management and oversight program.
(2)    The investment policy shall consider investment options or programs that will seek to mitigate risk by maintaining a balanced investment portfolio that provides assurance that no single investment or class of investments will have a disproportionate impact on the total portfolio.
(3)    The risk management and oversight program shall be designed to ensure that an effective risk management system is in place to monitor the risk levels of the Program investment portfolio and ensure that the risks taken are prudent and properly managed.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board › Section 12-205 - Required Disclosures

(a)    The Board shall establish procedures and disclosures to protect the interests of participants and employers.
(b)    (1)    Before opening the Program for enrollment, the Board shall design and disseminate to employers  and employees information  regarding the Program.
(2)    The  information provided shall include background information on the Program and appropriate disclosures for employees, including:
(i)    the benefits and risks associated with making contributions to the Program;
(ii)    the mechanics of how to make contributions to the Program;
(iii)    how to opt out of the Program;
(iv)    the process for withdrawal of retirement savings;
(v)    how to obtain additional information on the Program; and
(vi)    information about alternative retirement savings options.
(c)    The disclosure form shall clearly state the following:
(1)    employees seeking financial advice should contact financial advisors because employers are not in a position to provide financial advice;
(2)    in accordance with § 12–501 of this title, employers are not liable for decisions made by employees;
(3)    the Program is not an  employer–offered savings arrangement; and
(4)    in accordance with § 12–502 of this title, the Program fund may be privately insured and is not guaranteed by the State.
(d)    The Board shall establish procedures for:
(1)    a covered employee to opt out of participation in the Program;
(2)    a participating employee to opt out of participation in the Program after the participating employee has commenced participation; and
(3)    an employee who has opted out of participation to participate or resume participation in the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 2 - Establishment; Powers and Duties of Board › Section 12-206 - Reports and Audits

(a)    On or before August 1 each year, the Board shall submit an annual audited financial report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, on the operations of the Trust to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
(b)    The annual audit shall be made by an independent certified public accountant and shall include direct and indirect costs attributable to the use of outside consultants, independent contractors, and any other persons who are not State employees.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 3 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust › Section 12-301 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust

(a)    There is a Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust.
(b)    (1)    The Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Trust shall be administered by the Board for the purpose of promoting greater retirement savings for Maryland private sector employees in a convenient, voluntary, low–cost, and portable manner.
(2)    The Board shall enter into an agreement delegating the administration of the Trust to a third–party administrator.
(c)    Money in the Trust may be invested or reinvested as determined by the Board.
(d)    Any contributions paid by employees into the Trust may be used only to:
(1)    pay benefits to the participants of the Program;
(2)    pay the cost for administering the Program; and
(3)    make investments for the benefit of the Program.
(e)    The Board shall establish, by regulation, dates when an employer shall deposit employee contributions.
(f)    The State may not transfer any assets of the Trust to the General Fund or any other fund of the State, or otherwise encumber any assets of the Trust.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program › Section 12-401 - Program Established

(a)    There is a Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program.
(b)    The Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program shall only include one or more payroll deposit IRA arrangements as determined by the Board.
(c)    The Board shall:
(1)    implement a range of investment options and providers; and
(2)    select a default investment option for Program participants.
(d)    When selecting investment options, the Board shall consider methods to minimize the risk of significant investment losses at the time of a participating employee’s retirement.
(e)    The Board may provide an investment option that provides an assured lifetime income.
(f)    (1)    The Board shall consider investment options that minimize administrative expenses.
(2)    Ongoing annual administrative expenses may not exceed 0.5% of assets under management in the Program.
(g)    The Board may not offer any investment options that conflict with federal law.
(h)    The Board may not offer any investment options that could result in liability to the State or its taxpayers.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program › Section 12-402 - Payroll Deposit Retirement Savings Arrangement

(a)    (1)    After the Board opens the Program for enrollment,  covered employers shall establish a payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement to allow employee participation in the Program.
(2)    A covered employer shall automatically enroll a covered employee in the Program, unless the employee elects to opt out in accordance with procedures established by the Board.
(b)    If a covered employer is not in compliance with subsection (a) of this section, the covered employer may not receive a waiver of the filing fee under § 1–203(b)(13) of the Corporations and Associations Article.
(c)    Employers shall retain the option at all times to set up any type of employer–offered savings arrangement instead of having a payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement to allow employee participation in the Program.
(d)    Compliance with this title and participation in the Program by itself does not create a fiduciary obligation of an employer with respect to the operation of the Program or funds contributed to the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 4 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program › Section 12-403 - Opting in and Out; Termination of Participation; Contribution Rates; Status of Contributions

(a)    A covered employee of a participating employer may elect to opt out of the Program.
(b)    A covered employee of a participating employer who elects to opt out of the Program may re–enroll in the Program in accordance with procedures established by the Board.
(c)    After the Board opens the Program for enrollment,  an  employee of a nonparticipating employer may elect to participate in the Program  as authorized by the Board.
(d)    A participating employee may terminate participation in the Program at any time in a manner prescribed by the Board.
(e)    Unless otherwise specified by the employee, a participating employee shall contribute  a fixed percentage or dollar amount of the employee’s  salary or wages to the Program.
(f)    By regulation, the Board shall set and may adjust the default contribution amount set in subsection  (e) of this section.
(g)    The assets in a participating employee’s Program account are the property of the participating employee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 5 - Limitation of Liability › Section 12-501 - Employer Liability

(a)    An employer may not be held liable for:
(1)    an employee’s decision to participate in or opt out of the Program;
(2)    the investment decisions of employees whose assets are deposited in the Program;
(3)    the administration, investment, or investment performance of the Trust or the Program; or
(4)    the Program design or the benefits paid to Program participants.
(b)    An employer is not a fiduciary, and may not be considered to be a fiduciary, of the Trust or the Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 12 - Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust › Subtitle 5 - Limitation of Liability › Section 12-502 - State Liability

(a)    The State may not be held liable for the payment of the retirement savings benefit earned by Program participants in accordance with this title.
(b)    The debts, contracts, and obligations of the Board, Trust, or the Program are not the debts, contracts, and obligations of the State and neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State is pledged directly or indirectly to the payment of the debts, contracts, and obligations.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - General Provisions › Section 1-201 - Visions

In addition to the requirements of § 3–201(a) and (b) of this article, a planning commission shall implement the following visions through the comprehensive plan described in Title 3 of this article:
(1)    quality of life and sustainability: a high quality of life is achieved through universal stewardship of the land, water, and air resulting in sustainable communities and protection of the environment;
(2)    public participation: citizens are active partners in the planning and implementation of community initiatives and are sensitive to their responsibilities in achieving community goals;
(3)    growth areas: growth is concentrated in existing population and business centers, growth areas adjacent to these centers, or strategically selected new centers;
(4)    community design: compact, mixed–use, walkable design consistent with existing community character and located near available or planned transit options is encouraged to ensure efficient use of land and transportation resources and preservation and enhancement of natural systems, open spaces, recreational areas, and historical, cultural, and archaeological resources;
(5)    infrastructure: growth areas have the water resources and infrastructure to accommodate population and business expansion in an orderly, efficient, and environmentally sustainable manner;
(6)    transportation: a well–maintained, multimodal transportation system facilitates the safe, convenient, affordable, and efficient movement of people, goods, and services within and between population and business centers;
(7)    housing: a range of housing densities, types, and sizes provides residential options for citizens of all ages and incomes;
(8)    economic development: economic development and natural resource–based businesses that promote employment opportunities for all income levels within the capacity of the State’s natural resources, public services, and public facilities are encouraged;
(9)    environmental protection: land and water resources, including the Chesapeake and coastal bays, are carefully managed to restore and maintain healthy air and water, natural systems, and living resources;
(10)    resource conservation: waterways, forests, agricultural areas, open space, natural systems, and scenic areas are conserved;
(11)    stewardship: government, business entities, and residents are responsible for the creation of sustainable communities by collaborating to balance efficient growth with resource protection; and
(12)    implementation: strategies, policies, programs, and funding for growth and development, resource conservation, infrastructure, and transportation are integrated across the local, regional, State, and interstate levels to achieve these visions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - General Provisions › Section 1-202 - Conflict With Other Laws

(a)    A regulation adopted under this division that conflicts with any statute, local law, or other regulation shall govern if the regulation adopted under this division:
(1)    requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces;
(2)    requires a lower height of buildings;
(3)    requires a reduced number of stories;
(4)    requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or
(5)    imposes a more restrictive standard.
(b)    A statute, local law, or other regulation that conflicts with a regulation adopted under this division shall govern if the statute, local law, or other regulation:
(1)    requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces;
(2)    requires a lower height of buildings;
(3)    requires a reduced number of stories;
(4)    requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or
(5)    imposes a more restrictive standard.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies to the Maryland–Washington Regional District established under Chapter 992 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1943.
(2)    This division does not supplement Chapter 992 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1943 if a local agency located within the Maryland–Washington Regional District administers municipal and regional planning and zoning.
(3)    In the Maryland–Washington Regional District, the additional and supplemental powers vested by this division in a legislative body may not be considered vested in and may not be exercised by a county council acting as a district council under Chapter 992 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1943.
(4)    In the Maryland–Washington Regional District, the powers vested by this division in a planning commission or board of appeals may not be considered vested in and may not be exercised by the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the planning board, or the board of zoning appeals of the affected county.
(5)    Provisions of this division that are inconsistent with or contrary to Chapter 992 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1943 do not apply in the Maryland–Washington Regional District.
(6)    This division does not affect the validity of Chapter 992 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1943.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - General Provisions › Section 1-204 - Other Potentially Applicable Laws

(a)    Other public general laws that may affect land use in a local jurisdiction under this division, Division II of this article, or otherwise, include:
(1)    the Local Government Article; and
(2)    Title 8, Subtitle 18 of the Natural Resources Article.
(b)    The inclusion or exclusion of a provision of public general law in this section may not be construed to imply any relationship between the provision and land use matters included in this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - General Provisions › Section 1-205 - Adoption of Local Law

The requirement or authorization for a local jurisdiction to enact a local law to implement a provision of this division is not intended to alter in any way the form or legislative mechanism that the applicable enabling authority requires for the local jurisdiction to enact the local law, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, as of October 1, 2012.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - General Provisions › Section 1-206 - Required Education

(a)    (1)    In this subsection, “planning commission” includes a planning commission or board established under:
(i)    Title 2 of this article;
(ii)    Division II of this article; or
(iii)    Title 10 of the Local Government Article.
(2)    Within 6 months after appointment to a planning commission, a member shall complete an education course that includes education on:
(i)    the role of the comprehensive plan;
(ii)    if applicable, proper standards for special exceptions and variances; and
(iii)    the local jurisdiction’s local laws and regulations relating to zoning, planned development, subdivision, and other land use matters.
(3)    The failure of a member to complete an education course under this subsection may not:
(i)    invalidate a decision of the planning commission; or
(ii)    be construed to create a private cause of action by any person.
(b)    (1)    In this subsection, “board of appeals” includes a board of appeals established under:
(i)    Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this article;
(ii)    § 10–403 of this article;
(iii)    Division II of this article; or
(iv)    Title 10 of the Local Government Article.
(2)    Within 6 months after appointment to a board of appeals, a member shall complete an education course that includes education on:
(i)    the role of the comprehensive plan;
(ii)    proper standards for special exceptions and variances; and
(iii)    the local jurisdiction’s local laws and regulations relating to zoning, planned development, subdivision, and other land use matters.
(3)    The failure of a member to complete an education course under this subsection may not:
(i)    invalidate a decision of the board; or
(ii)    be construed to create a private cause of action by any person.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Consistency › Section 1-301 - "Action" Defined

In this subtitle, “action” means:
(1)    the adoption of a local law or regulation concerning:
(i)    a special exception under § 1–101(p) of this title (Definitions – “Special exception”); or
(ii)    plan implementation and review under § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article;
(2)    a requirement under § 9–505(a)(1) of the Environment Article and § 4–415(c) of the Local Government Article (Municipal annexation); or
(3)    a required finding under §§ 9–506(a)(1) and 9–507(b)(2) of the Environment Article (Water and sewer plan review).
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Consistency › Section 1-302 - Scope of Subtitle

This subtitle applies to:
(1)    a special exception under § 1–101(p) of this title (Definitions – “Special exception”);
(2)    plan implementation and review under § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article;
(3)    §§ 9–505(a)(1), 9–506(a)(1), and 9–507(b)(2) of the Environment Article (Water and sewer plan review); and
(4)    § 4–414(c) of the Local Government Article (Annexation plan).
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Consistency › Section 1-303 - Consistency -- General Requirement

Except as provided in § 1–304 of this subtitle, when a provision in a statute listed under § 1–302 of this subtitle requires an action to be “consistent with” or have “consistency with” a comprehensive plan, the term shall mean an action taken that will further, and not be contrary to, the following items in the plan:
(1)    policies;
(2)    timing of the implementation of the plan;
(3)    timing of development;
(4)    timing of rezoning;
(5)    development patterns;
(6)    land uses; and
(7)    densities or intensities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Consistency › Section 1-304 - Consistency -- Priority Funding Area

(a)    This section applies to plan implementation and review under § 1–301(1)(ii) of this subtitle.
(b)    In a priority funding area, if § 1–417 of this title or § 3–303 of this article requires an action to be “consistent with” or have “consistency with” a comprehensive plan, the term shall mean an action taken that will further, and not be contrary to, the following items in the plan:
(1)    policies;
(2)    timing of the implementation of the plan;
(3)    timing of development;
(4)    timing of rezoning; and
(5)    development patterns.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Home Rule Counties › Part I - General Provisions › Section 1-401 - Charter Counties; Limited Application of Division

(a)    Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to charter counties.
(b)    The following provisions of this division apply to a charter county:
(1)    this subtitle, including Parts II and III (Charter county – Comprehensive plans);
(2)    § 1–101(l), (m), and (o) (Definitions – “Plan”, “Priority funding area”, and “Sensitive area”);
(3)    § 1–201 (Visions);
(4)    § 1–206 (Required education);
(5)    § 1–207 (Annual report – In general);
(6)    § 1–208 (Annual report – Measures and indicators);
(7)    Title 1, Subtitle 3 (Consistency);
(8)    Title 1, Subtitle 5 (Growth Tiers);
(9)    § 4–104(b) (Limitations – Bicycle parking);
(10)    § 4–208 (Exceptions – Maryland Accessibility Code);
(11)    § 4–210 (Permits and variances – Solar panels);
(12)    § 4–211 (Change in zoning classification – Energy generating systems);
(13)    § 4–212 (Agritourism);
(14)    § 4–213 (Alcohol production);
(15)    § 4–214 (Agricultural alcohol production);
(16)    § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites);
(17)    § 5–104 (Major subdivision – Review);
(18)    Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms);
(19)    Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights);
(20)    except in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements);
(21)    Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning);
(22)    § 8–401 (Conversion of overhead facilities);
(23)    for Baltimore County only, Title 9, Subtitle 3 (Single–County Provisions – Baltimore County);
(24)    for Frederick County only, Title 9, Subtitle 10 (Single–County Provisions – Frederick County);
(25)    for Howard County only, Title 9, Subtitle 13 (Single–County Provisions – Howard County);
(26)    for Talbot County only, Title 9, Subtitle 18 (Single–County Provisions – Talbot County); and
(27)    Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty).
(c)    This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of Division II of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Home Rule Counties › Part I - General Provisions › Section 1-402 - Code Counties -- Land Use Powers

(a)    In addition to the powers the county may have had under this division before adopting code home rule, a code county may exercise the powers relating to land use stated in Title 10 of the Local Government Article.
(b)    A code county that chooses to exercise the powers relating to land use stated in Title 10 of the Local Government Article shall be treated as a charter county for purposes of § 1–401 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning › Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Home Rule Counties › Part II - Comprehensive Plans › Section 1-406 - Elements -- Charter Counties

(a)    (1)    The planning commission for a charter county shall include in the comprehensive or general plan the visions under § 1–201 of this title and the following elements:
(i)    a development regulations element;
(ii)    a housing element;
(iii)    a sensitive areas element;
(iv)    a transportation element; and
(v)    a water resources element.
(2)    If current geological information is available, the plan shall include a mineral resources element.
(b)    The planning commission for a charter county may include in the plan a priority preservation area element developed in accordance with § 2–518 of the Agriculture Article.