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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland joins School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact to create multistate practice pathways
Last action · May 26, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 616Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine
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What This Bill Does
Maryland enacts the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact, allowing licensed school psychologists to provide services in member states through a streamlined pathway and establishing the Interstate Licensure Commission, effective October 1, 2026.
The measure establishes a legal framework affecting how school psychologists obtain multi-state authorization, setting specific internship hour requirements and background check obligations for out-of-state practitioners.
- Interstate compacts are legally binding agreements between states enacted to facilitate coordinated regulation and professional license portability across state lines. context
- Governor Wes Moore approved Chapter 616 of the 2026 Maryland legislative session, enacting Senate Bill 238 into law. context
Who It Affects
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School psychologists
School psychologists gain a streamlined pathway to obtain equivalent licenses in remote member states while remaining subject to local scope of practice laws and background check requirements.
Active military members and their spouses
Military members and their spouses who are licensed school psychologists are deemed to hold a home state license in their permanent residence, primary state of practice, or permanent change of station location.
State licensing authorities
State licensing authorities must participate in information sharing, maintain lists of equivalent licenses, notify the Commission of adverse actions, and collect fees or assessments.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- May 26, 2026Governor of MarylandEnrolledApproved by the Governor - Chapter 616
- Apr 9, 2026SenateFloorReturned Passed
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed (128-0)
- Apr 3, 2026HouseFloorFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 2, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable Report by Ways and Means
- Mar 25, 2026HouseHearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
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- Mar 25, 2026HouseHearing canceled
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Ways and Means
- Mar 5, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (43-0)
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFloorFavorable Adopted
- Mar 2, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 16, 2026SenateHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Establishment of Multistate School Psychologist Practice
The legislation creates a structured mechanism allowing school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses across multiple member states without repeating duplicative requirements.
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