Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1519]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
HB-1519: Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/20/2025
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1461]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
HB-1461: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) [HB-1475]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to convene a workgroup to conduct an analysis of the mixed delivery, publicly funded prekindergarten system established under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the workgroup to submit a final report, by December 31, 2027, to the Accountability and Implementation Board and the General Assembly on any changes made by the Department in response to the recommendations in its interim report, and any additional recommendations for changes to the prekindergarten system.
HB-1475: Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 374 on 05/06/2025
You have voted HB-1475: Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act).
Prekindergarten Savings Account Program - Establishment [HB-1326]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Prekindergarten Savings Account Program in the State administered by the State Department of Education; providing that the State shall deposit into an account of an eligible student a certain percentage of the per pupil amount of State and local funds for each education program in the resident school district for which the eligible student would be included in the enrollment count; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.
HB-1326: Prekindergarten Savings Account Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment [HB-1254]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs.
HB-1254: Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
HB-1226: Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [HB-1447]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program and share a teacher interest survey; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.
HB-1447: Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) [HB-1374]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - License and Permit Distance Requirements [HB-1259]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of Liquor Commissioners for Anne Arundel County to issue a certain dancing permit to the holder of a Class H beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor license for a licensed premises located within 1,000 feet of a school located at the Annapolis Mall, rather than prohibiting the Board from doing so; and authorizing the Board to issue a new Class B beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor license to an establishment located within 1,000 feet of a school located at the Annapolis Mall.
HB-1259: Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - License and Permit Distance Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 839 on 05/20/2025
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1245]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
HB-1245: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/05/2025
Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations [HB-1211]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency making an arrest of a student for a reportable offense or an offense related to the student's membership in a criminal organization to report the arrest to the Maryland Center for School Safety, the Juvenile Services Education Program, the State Board of Education, and the State's Attorney; requiring the State's Attorney to notify the Maryland Center for School Safety, the Juvenile Services Education Program, and the State Board of the disposition of the offense; etc.
HB-1211: Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 03/05/2025
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law) [HB-1204]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to notify a parent or guardian if a student attempts or accomplishes an elopement, the act of leaving the school campus without permission; requiring certain schools and individualized education program teams to review and address with relevant stakeholders certain behavior in updating a student's individualized education program or behavior intervention plan; etc.
HB-1204: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law)
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 339 on 05/06/2025
Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) [HB-1180]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, each county board of education to provide certain information to the parents or legal guardians of students who attend a failing school; requiring that a failing school continue to be designated as a failing school until certain conditions are met; requiring that a student who is attending a failing school be provided the opportunity to attend an alternative school; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program; etc.
HB-1180: Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/07/2025
Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations [HB-1105]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to require applicants for positions involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information relating to certain boundary-violating behavior; requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to follow certain procedures when hiring certain applicants; etc.
HB-1105: Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
You have voted HB-1105: Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations.
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising [HB-1138]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.
HB-1138: Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [SB-879]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
SB-879: Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [SB-828]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) [SB-916]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that certain curriculum guides and courses of study established by county boards of education be aligned with certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; requiring the State Department of Education to develop certain content standards; establishing certain requirements for the Department's process for developing, reviewing, and adopting certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; etc.
SB-916: Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [SB-852]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
SB-852: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/05/2025