Legislation – 2020

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.

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.

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.

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.

FOR the purpose of adding an exemption from the Prince George’s County school facilities surcharge for single-family dwelling units to be built by a certain organization; and generally relating to the school facilities surcharge in Prince George’s County

FOR the purpose of establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed  monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Prince George’s County;  establishing that a school zone speed monitoring system in Prince George’s County  may be used in a school zone with any speed limit; and generally relating to speed  monitoring systems in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the  City of Laurel to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact; and generally relating to the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing body of Prince George’s County to allow, by law, certain primary or specialty health care providers to claim a tax credit up to a certain amount against the county income tax under certain circumstances;providing that the tax credit is allowed against the county income tax only; authorizing the governing body of Prince George’s County to provide for certain matters relating to the tax credit; requiring the county to notify the Comptroller by a certain date if the tax credit is authorized; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Prince George’s County Office of Finance, to adopt certain regulation; defining a certain term; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to a county income tax credit for primary and specialty health care providers.

FOR the purpose of repealing a limitation on the number of Sunday off – sale permits that the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County may issue; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to issue up to a certain number of Class B-DD licenses for restaurants located within the Carillon development; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s County. 

FOR the purpose of authorizing a law enforcement officer from the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff to respond to a report of alleged domestic violence under certain circumstances; authorizing the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff to coordinate with certain other law enforcement agencies to carry out the provisions of this Act; and generally relating to the response by law enforcement to requests for help from victims of alleged domestic violence.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems at the southern intersection of Suitland Road and Skyline Drive in Prince George’s County,  subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and generally relating to the  placement and use of speed monitoring systems in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the owner of an economic development project and the  governing body of Prince George’s County to enter into multiple payment in lieu of  taxes agreements for different phases of an economic development project; providing  that the term of an agreement may not exceed a certain number of years from the  date a certificate of occupancy is first issued for any phase of a project that is covered  by an agreement; providing that construction of any phase of a project that is covered  by an agreement must commence within a certain period of time after entering into  the agreement; providing that all conditions for the financing required for the  construction of a phase of a project must be satisfied or waived within a certain  period of time after entering into the agreement; repealing the termination provision  for certain provisions of law authorizing Prince George’s County to enter into  payment in lieu of taxes agreements for certain economic development projects; and  generally relating to payment in lieu of taxes agreements in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to issue a Class A beer and light wine license for use in a supermarket under certain circumstances; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to include certain additional categories in the Prince George’s County Board of Education annual budget; requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to provide certain information regarding the allocations for equity interventions in the Prince George’s County Board of Education budget; and generally relating to the Prince George’s County Board of Education budget.

FOR the purpose of A Class B–SC (Shopping Center) 7–day beer, wine, and liquor license.

FOR the purpose of repealing a prohibition on an applicant or applicant’s agent making a payment to the County Executive of Prince George’s County or a slate that includes the County Executive during the pendency of a certain application; and generally relating to public ethics and Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of adding to the list of licenses for which the prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for the same person or premises in Prince George’s County does not apply, and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s
County.

For the purpose of requiring certain land use regulations applicable in Montgomery County to require that certain persons sign a certain certification under penalty of perjury for certain documents submitted to a certain planning board; establishing the content of the certification; and generally relating to the certification under penalty of perjury of certain land use documents in Montgomery County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing Prince George’s County to impose, by law, a fee on certain retail establishments for the use of disposable bags as part of a retail sale of products; limiting the amount of a certain fee; restricting the use of a certain fee; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the authority for Prince George’s County to impose a fee for the use of disposable bags.

FOR the purpose of requiring, in Prince George’s County, a holder of certain alcoholic beverages licenses or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity to be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program and to be present on the licensed premises at all times when alcoholic beverages may be sold; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 382 (Croom Road) between Mount Calvert Road and Molly Berry Road in Prince George’s County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and generally relating to the placement and use of speed monitoring systems in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations in Prince George’s County to have a reserve study conducted of the common elements of the cooperative housing corporation by a certain date and at certain intervals under certain circumstances.

FOR the purpose of requiring that a student in a Prince George’s County public elementary school be provided a certain daily program of physical activity each week totaling a minimum number of minutes; requiring the program of physical activity for a certain category of student to be consistent with a certain program for the student, if applicable; requiring a Prince George’s County public elementary school to designate a certain group to plan and coordinate certain activities; requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to adopt certain regulations; requiring a certain  elementary school to provide a certain notice to the county board on or before a certain date; authorizing a public elementary school to apply to the county board for  a certain extension; establishing the termination date of a certain extension; and  generally relating to elementary school student health and fitness in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the placement and use of a speed monitoring system on Church Road between Old Stage Road and Dunwood Valley Drive in Prince George’s County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and generally relating to the placement and use of speed monitoring systems in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a State agency, including the Maryland Transportation Authority, from acquiring or constructing any toll road, toll highway, or toll bridge in Prince George’s County unless authorized by Prince George’s County by local law; and generally relating to the acquisition or construction of toll facilities in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of extending the time when the entertainment provided by a holder of a family entertainment permit in Prince George’s County must end; and generally relating to permits held by holders of alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s County.

FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement that certain revenue collected by Prince  George’s County as a result of violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on  Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) be deposited into the Criminal Injuries  Compensation Fund and instead requiring that the revenue be credited to the State  Highway Administration to be used solely for certain safety–related purposes related to Maryland Route 210 in Prince George’s County; repealing as a funding source for  the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund revenue generated as a result of violations  recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 in Prince George’s  County; and generally relating to the use of revenue generated as a result of  violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 in Prince George’s County .

For the purpose of establishing that a certain referral to the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission is deemed approved under certain circumstances only if there is a complete submission that can be adequately reviewed by the Commission; requiring the Commission to notify a certain submitting entity within a certain period of time regarding whether a certain submission or amendment to a submission is complete and accepted or rejected as incomplete; requiring the Commission to provide certain information to a submitting entity under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to act on a certain amended submission within a certain period of time; authorizing a submitting entity to give certain notice to the Commission that the entity is unable to provide certain additional information on a certain submission through reasonable means under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to consider a certain submission as complete and take certain action within a certain period of time; defining a certain term; and generally relating to the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission and mandatory referral review.

For the purpose of requiring certain bicounty commissions to submit a certain report on certain conflict of interest issues and regulations on or before a certain date each year; requiring certain bicounty commissions to submit a certain report on certain lobbying and lobbying regulation on or before a certain date each year; requiring certain bicounty commissions to publish certain reports on the website of the bicounty commission; and generally relating to annual reports on conflicts of interest and lobbying by bicounty commissions.

FOR the purpose of establishing the Summer Math, Reading, and Science Pilot Program; providing for the purpose of the Pilot Program; requiring the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission to coordinate with the Prince George’s  County public school system to integrate certain academic content into summer parks and recreation programs offered in Prince George’s County; requiring the Commission to develop methods for measuring the effectiveness of the Pilot Program; requiring the Commission to implement the Pilot Program on or before a certain date in certain areas of Prince George’s County; requiring the Commission to report to  the Prince George’s County House Delegation on or before a certain date; defining a certain term; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to the Summer Math, Reading, and Science Pilot Program.

For the purpose of prohibiting the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission from discriminating against a person on the basis of genetic information or the presence of children; requiring that a certain nondiscrimination provision in contracts entered into by the Commission prohibit certain discrimination based on genetic information; defining a certain term; and generally relating to prohibiting discrimination by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and to nondiscrimination provisions in contracts entered into by the Commission.

For the purpose of altering a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain law enforcement officers to include law enforcement officers who are members of the Maryland–National Capital Park Police or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police Force and reside in a certain political subdivision with a certain crime rate; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for members of the Maryland–National Capital Park Police or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police Force.