# Maryland HB 0612: Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals

Maryland HB 0612, Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-09 (Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0612
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-02-09, Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Corrections, Public Health, Private Sector Labor and Industry, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Certifications, Continuing Education, Correction, Division of, Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Health, Department of, Incarcerated Individuals, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Labor, Department of, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Ombudsmen, Prerelease and Reentry, Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees, Substance Abuse
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derrick Coley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2026-02-09: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-28: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0612f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0612f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0612-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).