Maryland Senate Bill 66 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-14 - Unfavorable Report by Finance
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting an employer from developing or implementing an application or hiring process that uses an applicant's or employee's lack of achievement of a certain level of education in employment decisions unless a minimum educational qualification is required to obtain an occupational license; authorizing an employer to inquire as to an applicant's academic achievement after an initial offer of employment, but may not rescind the offer based on the applicant's response; providing certain penalties under certain circumstances; etc.

Labor and Employment - Hiring - Education Requirements (Give Me A Chance - Job Opportunities Act of 2022)

Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-14	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Finance
2022-01-08	Senate	Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
2022-01-12	Senate	First Reading Finance
2021-10-29	Senate	Pre-filed

SB191 (Carry Over) 2021-01-11 - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Labor and Employment	3	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Labor and Employment	3	718	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0066?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0066f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0066_fin.pdf