Maryland HB 708: Education - Identification of Students With Traumatic Brain Injury - Study and Report

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HOUSE BILL 708
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HB 1530/18 – W&M
By: Delegates Turner, Boteler, Cain, Feldmark, Guyton, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke,
Mosby, Palakovich Carr, and Patterson
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2019
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 26, 2019

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Education – Identification of Students With Traumatic Brain Injury – Study and 2
Report 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health, the State Department 4
of Education, and the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board jointly to study 5
the underidentification of traumatic brain injuries among school–age children and 6
to recommend a process to identify certain children; requiring the Maryland 7
Department of Health, the State Department of Education, and the State Traumatic 8
Brain Injury Advisory Board to consult with interested stakeholders; requiring the 9
Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, and the State 10
Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board to report their findings and 11
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain 12
date; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to the 13
identification of students with traumatic brain injuries. 14

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That: 16

(a) The Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, and 17
the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board jointly shall: 18

(1) study the underidentification of traumatic brain injuries among 19
school–age children; and 20

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(2) recommend a process to identify children with existing traumatic brain 1
injuries in public schools. 2

(b) In fulfilling the duties required under subsection (a) of this section, the 3
Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, and the State 4
Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board shall consult with interested stakeholders. 5

(c) On or before January 1, 2020, the Maryland Department of Health, the State 6
Department of Education, and the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board shall 7
report their findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 8
2–1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 9

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 10
1, 2019. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month and, at the end of June 11
30, 2020, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 12
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 13

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.