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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland establishes Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth
Last action · April 7, 2026: Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.Sponsors: Lewis Young and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Maryland establishes a new task force to analyze school funding challenges tied to student enrollment count delays and population growth, with a final report due by December 15, 2026. The measure takes effect July 1, 2026, and expires after one year on June 30, 2027.
Local school systems and state budget planners face potential adjustments to public school funding formulas once the task force delivers its recommendations on enrollment count delays.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Department of Education
The department must provide data to support the work of the task force and appoint a representative.
Baltimore Teachers Union
The union appoints a representative to serve on the newly established task force.
Maryland State Education Association
The association appoints a representative to serve on the task force.
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Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 7, 2026HouseHearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseHearing canceled
- Apr 7, 2026HouseHearing 4/07 at 1:15 p.m.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseHearing canceled
- Mar 26, 2026HouseHearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Appropriations
Show 7 earlier actions
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (42-0)
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFavorable with Amendments { 383626/1 Adopted
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Jan 15, 2026SenateHearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Budget and Taxation
- Jul 7, 2025SenateIntroducedPre-filed
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Temporary Study Commission Approach
The General Assembly created a one-year sunsetting task force specifically targeting student enrollment count delays and their downstream effects on school funding.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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