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Delegate Robin Grammer Jr. swearing in ceremony with his son, Robin Grammer III.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the start of a new term and a new legislative session, I am happy to announce that I have lobbied for and achieved a reassignment to the House Judiciary Committee. This committee handles criminal and civil law, juvenile justice, public safety and family law policy. Crime is a major problem in the Baltimore region and with this reassignment I will be more effectively positioned to protect our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this release, I am sharing a list of the bills I will be working on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man-O-War Shoal Dredging Prohibition<\/strong> \u2013 The state of\nMaryland is pursuing the dredging of Man-O-War Shoal in its statutory duty to\nfind substrate to foster the growth of our oyster populations. The state has\nexecuted dredging in the Chesapeake Bay forty years that proved to be nothing\nmore than a temporary solution. The Man-O-War Shoal took more than a thousand\nyears to form and it is the only resource of its kind in the Chesapeake Bay. We\nshould not destroy our natural resources for temporary solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial Transparency<\/strong> \u2013 The increase\nin both petty and violent crime is a massive issue for the Baltimore region.\nWhile there are many points at which the justice system can fail to protect our\ncommunities, investigative coverage of the courts has uncovered a real and\ncontinuing pattern of releasing repeat violent offenders onto our streets. I\nwill be sponsoring several transparency bills so that the public and policy\nmakers can find a more clear perspective on this issue. First, I will be\nsponsoring a bill to require that the names of judges be recorded in the\nMaryland Judiciary Case Search so that every person can see the name of the\njudge that gave an opinion or ruling on a case. Second, I will be sponsoring\nlegislation to require cameras in the circuit courts around our state so that\nMarylanders can more clearly understand what is happening in our how our\njudicial system is ruling on criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School system reporting<\/strong> \u2013 My office is\nreceiving increasing reports of school systems that are sweeping illegal\nactivities of students under the rug. Parents and students have told stories\nranging from personal violence to sexual assaults where the school doesn\u2019t even\nfile an incident report. I will be sponsoring legislation to require schools to\nfile both an incident report and a police report when an assault or a felony is\nreported to the school administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teacher whistleblower protection<\/strong> \u2013 In private, teachers\nreinforce many of the concerns of students and parents. However, most teachers\nare terrified of blowback from the school system and very few will speak openly\nabout what they see in the classroom. I will be sponsoring teacher\nwhistleblower protections so that it is a punishable offense to penalize a\nteacher for speaking about the concerns they see in a school or classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore City police task force<\/strong> \u2013 Although there are some local jurisdictional controls, the Baltimore City Police are a state agency. At Baltimore City\u2019s lowest point of criminal activity, the Baltimore City police force employed approximately 3,200 officers. The current force is down to around 2,300 members. This lack of manpower has is making our communities less safe and is stretching our current police force thin. I will be sponsoring legislation to investigate why the police force is not hiring to its budgeted numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pieces of legislation are a few of the bills that I will be working on this session. Although it is too early to forecast the future of these bills or of any issue in the legislative session, please know that I will continue to fight to protect our communities and I will do my best to keep our communities informed about legislation during the coming session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delegate Robin Grammer<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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