MD HB1277 | 2026 | Regular Session

Maryland House Bill 1277

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-17 - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishing the Maryland Institute for Literacy and Equity organized as a partnership between the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and Morgan State University to serve as a State-funded research and technical assistance center to promote literacy in the State; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the University of Maryland, College Park Campus, Morgan State University, and the Institute.

Title

Education - Maryland Institute for Literacy and Equity - Establishment

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-17	House	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
2026-02-12	House	First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means

Subjects

Appropriations
Audiologists and Speech Pathologists
Awareness and Outreach
Budgets
Civil Rights and Social Equity
Continuing Education
Counties
disparity
Education
Education - Miscellaneous
Education, Boards of
Education, State Department of
Ethnic Affairs
Eviction
Governor
Health
Higher Education
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Language
Libraries
Literacy
Poverty
Psychologists
Racial Matters
Reports
School Administration
Standards and Best Practices
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Work, Labor, and Employment

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	24	1401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	24	1402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	24	1403	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	24	1404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	24	1405	(n/a)	See Bill Text