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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland allows veteran status notation on teacher licenses and public profiles
Last action · March 25, 2026: Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.Sponsor: Bryan Simonaire
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What This Bill Would Do
The Maryland Department of Education is authorized to create a process allowing primary and secondary educators to add a veteran status notation to their professional licenses and public profiles, beginning October 1, 2026.
Licensed educators who are military veterans can choose to display their service status and permit the state to share their contact information with executive branch agencies for veterans benefits outreach.
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.
primary and secondary educators
Educators who are veterans gain the option to display their veteran status on professional licenses and public profiles and consent to receive outreach regarding veterans benefits.
Key Facts
- The Department of Education is authorized to establish a process for including a veteran status notation on educator licenses and public profiles.
- Educator license applications must allow applicants to present proof of veteran status such as a DD Form 214 or certification from the Department of Veterans and Military Families.
- Applicants must consent to having the notation displayed and to being contacted by executive branch agencies regarding veterans benefits.
- Upon receiving documentation and consent, the Department must include the notation and electronically transmit appropriate applicant information to executive branch agencies upon request.
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- The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the section.
- The Act takes effect October 1, 2026.
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Who is eligible for the veteran notation on their educator license?
Is the veteran notation mandatory for educator licenses?
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Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 25, 2026HouseHearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseHearing canceled
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Ways and Means
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 10, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed
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- Mar 10, 2026SenateFloorFavorable Adopted
- Mar 9, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 16, 2026SenateHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Aug 1, 2025SenateIntroducedPre-filed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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