Maryland HB 950: University System of Maryland - Constituent Institutions - Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program

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HOUSE BILL 950
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By: Delegates Pena–Melnyk, Angel, Barron, Kelly, and Tarlau
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2017
Assigned to: Appropriations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

University System of Maryland – Constituent Institutions – Alcohol and Drug 2
Addiction Recovery Program 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland, 4
on a certain recommendation from the Chancellor, to establish general standards 5
and guidelines for a collegiate recovery program to be implemented at the 6
constituent institutions; requiring the president of each constituent institution, in 7
collaboration with faculty, staff, and students enrolled at the institution, to develop 8
and implement a collegiate recovery program tailored for the institution; requiring 9
that the program include certain features; defining a term; and generally relating to 10
a collegiate recovery program at constituent institutions of the University System of 11
Maryland. 12

BY adding to 13
Article – Education 14
Section 12–117 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2016 Supplement) 17

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19

Article – Education 20

12–117. 21

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM” MEANS A 22
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS RECOVERING 23
FROM ALCOHOL OR DRUG ADDICTION WHO ARE ENROLLED AT A CONSTITUENT 24
INSTITUTION. 25

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(B) ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHANCELLOR, WHO SHALL 1
CONSULT WITH THE PRESIDENTS OF THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS, THE BOARD 2
OF REGENTS SHALL ESTABLISH GENERAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR A 3
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE CONSTITUENT 4
INSTITUTIONS. 5

(C) THE PRESIDENT OF EACH CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION, IN 6
COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE 7
INSTITUTION, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COLLEGIATE RECOVERY 8
PROGRAM TAILORED FOR THE INSTITUTION THAT: 9

(1) SATISFIES THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY 10
THE CHANCELLOR UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; AND 11

(2) ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AT THE INSTITUTION WHO 12
ARE RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL OR DRUG ADDICTION. 13

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
October 1, 2017. 15