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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland Requires Correctional Enterprises Report to Improve Reentry Outcomes
Last action · March 9, 2026: Hearing 3/10 at 1:15 p.m.Sponsor: Antonio Hayes
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What This Bill Would Do
Maryland mandates that the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services collaborate with a state higher education institution to produce a report on correctional industry programs in Maine, Ohio, Kansas, and California by December 1, 2027.
The legislation establishes an 18-month temporary requirement for state agencies to research out-of-state correctional programs and submit interim and final recommendations to state leadership regarding employment and rehabilitation initiatives.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
The Department is required to collaborate with a higher education institution, prepare an interim report, and submit a final report to state leadership.
Institutions of higher education in the State
Colleges or universities in Maryland are designated to collaborate with the Department on preparing the correctional industry programs report.
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Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026SenateHearing 3/10 at 1:15 p.m.
- Mar 9, 2026SenateHearing canceled
- Feb 12, 2026SenateHearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 6, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Temporary 18-Month Legislative Mandate
The bill explicitly includes a self-abrogating sunset clause that terminates the entire statutory requirement on December 31, 2027, exactly 18 months after its July 1, 2026 effective date.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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