Legislative Scholarships Now Open

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The State of Maryland Delegate Scholarship is offered by the local State Delegates to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a post-secondary credential full-time (12+ credits per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits per semester) at a two-year or four-year Maryland college, university or private career school​.

Blocked Tax Preparers in Prince George’s County

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As part of efforts to combat fraud, the Comptroller’s Office blocks suspicious tax returns and suspicious tax preparation businesses after being identified by the Comptroller’s nationally recognized fraud unit using state-of-the-art technology.  The Comptroller’s team has identified and blocked more than 88,000 fraudulent returns and intercepted and denied $190.2 million worth of fraudulent refunds. If…

Information regarding the Coronavirus Outbreak

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The new coronavirus, commonly referred to as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), has resulted in more than 78,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Additional cases have been identified in a growing number of international locations and the United States.

PG 505-20: Prince George’s County Board of Education – Nonstudent Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarship

2020 Legislation

FOR the purpose of altering the amount of compensation of the elected and appointed  members of the Prince George’s County Board of Education; requiring that a certain  student member be granted a certain scholarship; providing for the application of  this Act; and generally relating to the members of the Prince George’s County Board  of Education.

HB 1388/PG 412-20: Prince George’s County – Public Safety Surcharge

2020 Legislation

FOR the purpose of providing that a certain Prince George’s County Public safety surcharge amount is for certain residential housing constructed in an area included in a certain plan or an area that abuts an existing or planned mass transit rail station operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit  Authority or the Maryland Transit Administration, instead of requiring the surcharge to be for both areas;  and generally relating to the public safety surcharge in Prince George’s County.

HB 1283/PG 312-20: Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Cigar Lounge License

2020 Legislation

FOR the purpose of providing for a cigar lounge liquor license in Prince George’s County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to issue a class B–CL license to a tobacconist under certain circumstances; authorizing the holder of the license to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption; authorizing the holder of the license to make and serve food in a manner commensurate with a Class B license; allowing for Sunday sales; authorizing the license to operate in a certain geographic area; defining the annual cost of the license; including the licensed business in exclusions to the Health Article section 24–505; and generally relating to liquor licenses in Prince George’s County.

HB 1409/PG 411-20: Prince George’s County – Marriage License Fees – Distribution of Proceeds

2020 Legislation

FOR the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance for Prince George’s County to distribute certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to the Community Crisis Services, Inc.; requiring certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs if the Community Crisis Services, Inc., changes its name or objectives or ceases to exist; and generally relating to the distribution of proceeds from marriage license fees in Prince George’s County.