Maryland House Bill 285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring that an individual meet certain educational and experiential requirements in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2024, an individual complete 20 hours of initial training in certain areas in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that an individual receive 5 hours of ongoing education and training every 2 years in order to continue to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; etc.

Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-26	House	Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-25	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB285 (Carry Over) 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
SB13 (Crossfiled) 2023-01-16 - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1407 (Carry Over) 2022-02-17 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	9	109	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0285?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0285f.pdf