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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators [HB-86] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Requiring the governing board of each institution of higher education in the State and local school systems to designate a Title VI Coordinator to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964; and authorizing a person alleging discrimination under certain provisions of law to file a complaint with a Title VI Coordinator of a local school system, as applicable.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 01/24/2025

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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Allow School Administrative District No. 52 to Issue Temporary Notes for a Wastewater Treatment Project [SB-2257] [Education ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Infrastructure ]
An Act to Allow School Administrative District No. 52 to Issue Temporary Notes for a Wastewater Treatment Project

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeffrey L. Timberlake Passed To Be Enacted - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, In Concurrence. on 03/28/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Funding [HB-1494] [Education ] [Funding ] [Healthcare ]
Increasing the number of Maryland residents from 30 to 42 in the student body of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on certain agreements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Howard County Public Schools - Differences in Capital Budget Proposals - Report [SB-1132] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education, under certain circumstances, to publish on the website of the Howard County public school system a report that details the differences between the Howard County Superintendent of Schools' proposed capital budget and the capital budget approved by the Howard County Board of Education and the detailed rationale for each difference; requiring the Howard County Board of Education to submit the report to the General Assembly; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements [HB-1386] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for an antibias training program for school employees; requiring each county board of education to offer training based on the guidelines; requiring each county board, every other year, to provide antibias training to each public school employee whose job duties include frequent interaction with students; requiring that antibias training be job-embedded, paid professional development training that is provided during nonteaching time; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 128 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1426] [Education ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; requiring the State Board to approve certain specifications for teachers and administrators relating to time spent in the classroom and time spent on other teacher activities; altering certain requirements relating to student-to-classroom personnel ratios and funding timelines for the Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Teachers - Retention and Support Policies, Guidelines, and Training [HB-1326] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt a new teacher retention policy; altering the content required to be included in certain teacher support and retention guidelines developed by the State Board of Education; and altering the content required to be included in a certain school leadership training program developed by the State Department of Education and the Accountability and Implementation Board by reviewing the benefits to students from access to diverse, high quality teachers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Schools - Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures - School Security Employees [HB-1336] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Increasing a certain annual appropriation for certain school safety expenditures for fiscal year 2026 and further increasing the annual appropriation for certain school safety expenditures beginning in fiscal year 2027; altering the allocation of certain grant funds to be based on student enrollment; and authorizing local school systems to use certain funds for school security employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Howard County Public Schools - Differences in Capital Budget Proposals - Report Ho. Co. 16-24 [HB-1440] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education, under certain circumstances, to publish on the website of the Howard County public school system a report that details the differences between the Howard County Superintendent of Schools' proposed capital budget and the capital budget approved by the Howard County Board of Education and the detailed rationale for each difference; requiring the Howard County Board of Education to submit the report to the General Assembly; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Artificial Intelligence - Study and Regulations [HB-1297] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the study to evaluate best practices for the safe, responsible, and ethical uses of artificial intelligence, including practices that protect the personal information of students and school personnel; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, and to adopt regulations based on the study by June 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young Third Reading Passed (133-6) on 03/18/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

School Leadership Training Program - Alterations [HB-1287] [Education ]
Altering the school leadership training program developed by the State Department of Education and the Accountability and Implementation Board to require that the State Superintendent, county superintendents, and the chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board complete the training; combining two leadership trainings into a single training; and providing for the content of the school leadership training.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins Approved By The Governor - Chapter 127 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Schools - Student Use of Force - Authorization [HB-1400] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a student to take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip; authorizing a student to use reasonable force necessary to protect themselves or escape an attack under certain circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to investigate each student use of force incident; and prohibiting a school from disciplining a student under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Montgomery County Public Schools - School Personnel Training - Religious Discrimination Prevention MC 22-24 [HB-1370] [Education ] [Human Rights ] [Religion ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring Montgomery County Public Schools to require training for school personnel on the prevention of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of religious discrimination.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing Canceled on 02/23/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Use of Reimbursement Funds by Schools [HB-1317] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
Requiring elementary schools, secondary schools, and county school systems to use certain funds received for services provided under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program to provide certain positions, internships, and stipends.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024

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