MarylandMaryland requires grant funding for local boards serving children
Maryland requires the Governor to budget grants for local boards serving children and families in fiscal years 2028–2031, though the exact dollar requirements are unclear.
What it does
The Governor must budget grants for eligible local boards serving children and families in fiscal years 2028–2031. The exact dollar requirements cannot be confirmed.
Maryland’s Children’s Cabinet Fund is now called the Children’s Cabinet Interagency Fund. The law updates references to the fund in state law.
Argument forRequired grants could help local boards plan services for children and families by adding money to their other funding.
Argument againstRequired grant funding could give the Governor less room to budget for other needs during fiscal years 2028–2031.
More detail
The Governor must include money for grants to eligible local management boards in the annual state budget bill. Eligible Maryland local management boards receive the grants to coordinate services for children, youth, and families under their agreements with the Children’s Cabinet. The grant money supplements funding that otherwise would go to eligible boards. The dollar requirements cannot be confirmed. The schedule pairs $3 million with $1 million for 2028 and $2 million with $500,000 for 2029–2031, and includes a 2027 funding floor for 2028–2030. The law took effect July 1, 2026. The budget requirement covers fiscal years 2028 through 2031.
The law renames the fund the Children’s Cabinet Interagency Fund. The name change applies to Maryland’s existing Children’s Cabinet Fund. The name change took effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 765Became Law
- Apr 10Passed EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 10Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 10House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Apr 8Third Readings Passed with Amendments
- Apr 8Floor Amendment {
- Apr 1Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 1Favorable Report by Budget and TaxationMinor
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Referred Budget and TaxationMinor
- Mar 21Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 20Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 20Favorable with Amendments Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 19
- Vote recorded Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 2First Reading AppropriationsIntroduced
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