Legislation

Authorizing local governing bodies to exceed certain tax and revenue limitations for a certain purpose; altering the source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment campaign; establishing the Academic Excellence Program in the Department to address critical academic needs in public schools; requiring local school systems to develop certain countywide community school implementation plans; etc.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media; Ways and Means

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation; Education, Energy, and the Environment

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0429

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/11/2025 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2025 Legislative Date 2/13/2025 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {363624/1 Adopted Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Motion Special Order until 03/05 (Delegate Adams) Adopted Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Floor Amendment {123026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Floor Amendment {793326/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (40-95) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Floor Amendment {733422/1 (Delegate Fisher) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (109-22) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Floor Amendment (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-97) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2025 Legislative Date 2/26/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (100-39) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/28/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {573327/1 Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Guzzone) Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {573327/1 Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Floor Amendment {773521/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-27) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (33-13) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/21/2025 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/21/2025 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/21/2025 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Atterbeary and Smith) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Atterbeary and Smith) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, King, Watson and Salling) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, King, Watson and Salling) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Conference Committee Report {463129/1 Adopted Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (101-38) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Conference Committee Report {463129/1 Adopted Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (34-13) Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/06/2025 Legislative Date 5/06/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
House	2/11/2025	2/11/2025	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
House	2/13/2025	2/13/2025	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {363624/1 Adopted	37BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Motion Special Order until 03/05 (Delegate Adams) Adopted	37BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Floor Amendment {123026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (37-98)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Floor Amendment {793326/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (40-95)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Floor Amendment {733422/1 (Delegate Fisher)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (109-22)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Floor Amendment (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (39-97)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2025	2/26/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	38 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
House	3/11/2025	2/28/2025	Third Reading Passed (100-39)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Referred Budget and Taxation Education, Energy, and the Environment	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/28/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable with Amendments {573327/1	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Motion Laid Over (Senator Guzzone) Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2025	3/12/2025	Favorable with Amendments {573327/1 Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2025	3/12/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2025	3/14/2025	Floor Amendment {773521/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-27)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2025	3/14/2025	Third Reading Passed (33-13)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2025	3/21/2025	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2025	3/21/2025	House Requests Senate Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2025	3/21/2025	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Atterbeary and Smith)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	House Requests Senate Recede	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Atterbeary and Smith)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	Senate Refuses Recede	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2025	3/20/2025	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, King, Watson and Salling)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Senate Refuses Recede	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, King, Watson and Salling)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Conference Committee Report {463129/1 Adopted	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (101-38)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Conference Committee Report {463129/1 Adopted	71 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Third Reading Passed (34-13)	71 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Post Passage	5/06/2025	5/06/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237
			Text - Chapter - Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act

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