While details of Gov. Wes Moore’s service year option for high school graduates are still being worked out, there are many other existing service year programs.
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The governor has made service one of his top priorities this term, signing an executive order creating the Maryland Department of Civic and Service Innovation on his first full day in office. Moore’s proposed plan for Maryland so far is a unique combination of the service year programs that have come before it.
HB 546, the Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023, was introduced Thursday. It marks the next step in Gov. Wes Moore’s goal of making Maryland a state of service and lays out the expectations for participants and administrators.