Primary and Secondary Education - Reportable Offense - Alteration

HB 620 narrows the definition of a "reportable offense" for students in Maryland schools to include only crimes of violence, removing all other listed offenses (like drug violations or non-violent property crimes) from the requirement. This change directly affects students arrested for violent crimes, schools (which must be notified within 24 hours), and law enforcement (which must report such arrests). The bill amends Maryland’s education code to delete specific non-violent offenses from the definition, limiting mandatory reporting to violent crime arrests that occur off school premises and not at school events. Schools must still notify principals or security officers of these violent crime arrests, but not for other offenses previously required.