NEWS FROM PSSAM

BILL: SB 103 TITLE: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction DATE: February 04, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, opposes  Senate Bill 103. This bill requires, beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, all middle

BILL: SB 99 TITLE: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) DATE: February 04, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, supports Senate Bill 99 with amendme

BILL: SB 79 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy DATE: February 04, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents  opposes  Senate Bill 79.  This bill requires county boards of education to dev

BILL: SB 51 TITLE: Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices DATE: February 04, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, opposes Senate Bill 51. This bill requires each local board

BILL: SB 48 TITLE: Education - Public School Construction - Alterations DATE: February 03, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four public school superintendents, supports Senate Bill 48 with amendments .  This bill proposes several changes to the public school construction progr

BILL: HB 189 TITLE: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, opposes  House Bill 189. This bill requires, beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, all middle schools in the State to beg

BILL: HB 163 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy Requirements DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents  opposes  House Bill 163.  This bill requires county boards of education to develop and adopt a policy that prohibits elemen

BILL: HB 154 TITLE: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Favorable with Amendments COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, supports House Bill 154 with amendments . This bill makes lo

BILL: HB 128 TITLE: County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling  and Use in Schools DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, sadly opposes HB 128 . This bill requires each local board of education to allow, and adopt a policy for, the u

BILL: HB 123 TITLE: School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Letter of Information COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee House Judiciary Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four public school superintendents, provides this Letter of Information regarding House Bill 123. This bill expands the offenses that q

BILL: HB 110 TITLE: Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Favorable COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee House Environment & Transportation Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, supports HB 110 . This bill requires every school bus purchased on or after July 1, 2030, and registe

BILL: HB 63 TITLE: Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) DATE: February 05, 2026 POSITION: Oppose COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four local school superintendents, opposes  House Bill 63. This bill requires a

BILL: HB 102 TITLE: Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members DATE: January 29, 2026 POSITION: Favorable COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four public school superintendents, supports House Bill 102. This bill requires local school systems to allow a dependent child of a service member to apply for advance e

BILL: HB 29 TITLE: County Boards of Education – Post College and Career Readiness Pathways – Payment of Costs DATE: January 29, 2026 POSITION: Favorable COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM), on behalf of all twenty-four Maryland local school superintendents, supports House Bill 29. This legislation authorizes a county board of education to develop and