MD HB479 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 13 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on April 13 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the University System of Maryland to develop, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, certain recommendations for a Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program and a teacher preparation pathway in a certain manner; establishing the Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup; requiring, the Governor to include an appropriation of $125,000 in fiscal years 2028 and 2029, to support the Workgroup's recommendations; etc.
Title
Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment
Sponsors
| Del. Edith Patterson [D] | Del. Adrian Boafo [D] | Del. Debra Davis [D] | Del. Diana Fennell [D] |
| Del. Jeffrie Long [D] | Del. Susan McComas [R] | Del. Darrell Odom [D] | Del. Veronica Turner [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Referred Rules |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed (132-2) |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Favorable with Amendments {223525/1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reassigned to Ways and Means Appropriations |
| 2026-01-23 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
SB529 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766
Subjects
Appropriations
Calvert County
Charles County
Committees and Commissions
Counties
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education, Boards of
Education, State Department of
Governor
Higher Education
Higher Education Commission
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Local Government Mandates
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Recruitment and Hiring
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Rural Areas
Secondary Schools
St. Mary's County
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Calvert County
Charles County
Committees and Commissions
Counties
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education, Boards of
Education, State Department of
Governor
Higher Education
Higher Education Commission
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Local Government Mandates
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Recruitment and Hiring
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Rural Areas
Secondary Schools
St. Mary's County
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Work, Labor, and Employment
