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HB 110 Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts

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

Feb 6

HB 63 Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)

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

Feb 6

HB 102 Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members

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

Jan 29

HB 29 County Boards of Education – Post College and Career Readiness Pathways – Payment of Costs

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