NEWS FROM PSSAM

BILL: HB 1192 TITLE: State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing DATE: March 10, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: House Government, Labor & Elections Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM Sam Mathias, Legal & Policy Director, MABE The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM) and the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) jointly support House Bill 1192 with amendment

BILL: SB 645 TITLE: State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing DATE: February 26, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy & the Environment Committee CONTACT: Mary Pat Fannon, Executive Director, PSSAM The Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM) and the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) jointly support Senate Bill 645 with amendments. This bill expands the membership o

BILL: HB 490 TITLE: Education – The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Revisions DATE: February 24, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: House Ways & Means Committee House Appropriations 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 HB 490 with one amendment . This legislation makes several changes to th

BILL: SB 311 TITLE: Education – The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Revisions DATE: February 18, 2026 POSITION: Support with Amendments COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy & the Environment 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 SB 311 with one amendment . This legislation makes several changes to the law gove