STATE BILLMD HB 490ENGROSSED

Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions

Extending the time period during which a certain method is used to calculate compensatory education enrollment through fiscal year 2027; altering the qualifications for an initial teacher certificate; requiring the State Department of Education to suspend operation of the Expert Review Team Program during the 2026-2027 school year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board and the Department to identify a methodology for counting low-income students for purposes of certain funding formulas; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 18, 2026; 239 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 490 · EngrossedMar 18

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Bill details

Last action: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment · Mar 19, 2026
Pending committee: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 19, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed (100-32)House

Mar 18, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments {653421/1 AdoptedHouse

Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by AppropriationsHouse

Feb 9, 2026Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)House

Jan 30, 2026Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and MeansHouse

Jan 27, 2026First Reading Ways and MeansHouse

Recorded vote

Third Reading PassedMar 18, 2026 · House · 100 yea · 32 nayPassed

Subjects

Primary and Secondary Education
Administrative Agencies
Apprenticeships and Internships
Certifications
Committee Changes
Committees and Commissions
Community Colleges
Counties
Curriculum
Education, Boards of
Education
Education, State Board of
Evaluations and Reviews
Evidence
Forms
Higher Education
Industry and Manufacturing
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Licenses
Low-Income
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
School Administration
Standards and Best Practices
Students
Sunset
Teachers
Technology
Time
Work, Labor, and Employment
Education, State Department of
Grants
meetings
Notices
Open Government
Plans and Proposals
Public Information
State Aid
Surveys and Polls

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