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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan [HB-197]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan by July 1, 2026, for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools which integrate restorative practices into daily practices and activities of the whole school; requiring a county board of education to use the comprehensive plan if the county board chooses to establish a Restorative Practices School; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026, on the comprehensive plan for Restorative Practices Schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 240 on 05/06/2025
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County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies [HB-161]
[Education ]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt curriculum guides and courses of study aligned with content standards established by the State Department of Education; establishing a process for correcting discrepancies identified by the State Superintendent of Schools in a county board's curriculum guides and courses of study, including the imposition of certain penalties; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain teachers, to develop content and curriculum standards and resources for each subject at each grade level; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established [HB-71]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program in the State Department of Education to assist local school systems with Holocaust education in public schools; authorizing a local school system to apply to the Department for a grant from the Program to be used for teacher training or teaching materials; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $50,000 for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 317 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Youth Enhancement Program - Establishment [SB-97]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Youth Enhancement Program within the State Department of Education to provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations to provide services to individuals residing in or attending public schools in Baltimore City or Baltimore County which focus on mentoring and academic and social instruction including continuous engagement into adulthood; requiring the Department to submit an annual report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2028, providing data on the services provided and students' progress though the education system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
First Reading Budget And Taxation And Education, Energy, And The Environment on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established [HB-72]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; establishing minimum criteria for the award of a Seal of Civic Excellence and designation as a Center of Civic Excellence; and requiring participating local school systems to submit an annual report to the Department of Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal [HB-129]
[Education ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include a school principal as a member; and providing that the initial term of the principal member of the State Board begins July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-118]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; providing a certain contingency requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program [HB-56]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to procure, when funding is available, local food for local school systems with preference to providers that are certified local farms or certified Chesapeake invasive species providers; altering the percentage price preference adopted by the Board of Public Works for locally grown food from 5% to 10%; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025) [SB-161]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the State Department of Education for the Coalition for Public Safety Training in Schools, Inc., in Prince George's County for certain purposes related to driver education and career and technical education; and requiring the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct an annual evaluation of the impact of the funding provided by the Act on increasing the number of career-ready students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 1/22 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program [SB-177]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to procure local food for local school systems from certified local farms and certified Chesapeake invasive species providers under certain circumstances; altering a certain percentage price preference adopted by the Board of Public Works by regulations; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations relating to limiting responses for certain procurements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan [SB-68]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan by July 1, 2026, for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools which integrate restorative practices into daily practices and activities of the whole school; requiring a county board of education to use the comprehensive plan if the county board chooses to establish a Restorative Practices School; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026 on the comprehensive plan for Restorative Practices Schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 241 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal [SB-113]
[Education ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include a school principal as a member; and providing that the initial term of the principal member of the State Board begins July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing Canceled on 01/23/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established [SB-8]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; establishing minimum criteria for the award of a Seal of Civic Excellence and designation as a Center of Civic Excellence; and requiring participating local school systems to submit an annual report to the Department of Education beginning July 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/19 At 2:15 P.m. on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Parental School Engagement Leave Act [SB-58]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain employers to provide certain employees with at least 12 hours of parental school engagement leave each school year to attend meetings and conferences relating to the schooling of the employee's child; and requiring the State Superintendent of Schools and the Commissioner of Labor to provide notice of certain provisions of the Act and develop and make available a document that may be used to validate an employee's use of parental school engagement leave.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy - Required [SB-130]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with stakeholders, to develop guidelines for a policy on student use of personal electronic devices during school hours; requiring county boards of education, in consultation with students, parents, teachers, and school personnel, to develop and adopt a policy that limits students from using personal electronic devices except for purposes of a student's individualized education program, to monitor a student's health issue, or when directed for educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Uninsured Driving Penalties - Funding for the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, Driver Education, and Transportation to Field Trips [HB-1482]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the penalty for failing to maintain certain required security for certain motor vehicles and the distribution of the revenue derived from the penalties; establishing the Driver Education in Public High Schools Grant Program to provide grants to public high schools and nonprofit organizations to assist public schools in offering driver education courses; establishing the State-Aided Institutions Field Trip Grant Program to assist public schools in transporting students to field trips at State-aided educational institutions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 857 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal [HB-1468]
[Education ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include a certified school principal who is actively leading a school as a member; and providing for the initial term of the principal member of the State Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Career Ladder Qualifications - Teachers With Relevant Degrees [HB-1433]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the career ladder for teachers to allow teachers with a certain higher degree to participate as an equivalent to teachers with National Board Certification; requiring the State Department of Education to study the efficacy of National Board Certified teachers; and repealing, beginning on a certain date under certain circumstances, the teacher salary increases associated with becoming a National Board Certified teacher or holding a certain higher degree.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Prekindergarten and Child Care Providers - Waiver Action Plan and Assistance Hubs [HB-1455]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a county board of education that requests a certain waiver for publicly funded full-day prekindergarten to develop and submit a certain action plan to certain government entities; requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Accountability and Implementation Board, to establish certain assistance hubs throughout the State to support child care providers and coordinate partnerships within the State's mixed delivery system; establishing the Child Care Provider Hub Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees (Right to Start Act) [HB-1314]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to waive the filing fee for certain annual reports for the first year that certain business entities are in existence; requiring that 25% of the fees collected be credited to the Child Care Scholarship Program Presumptive Eligibility Fund; requiring that for fiscal year 2025 25% of the fees collected be distributed to the Department of Education to provide grants under the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024