MarylandMaryland board shifts seats to nonpublic special education representatives
Starting July 1, 2026, Maryland’s teacher standards board replaces a nonpublic school classroom teacher’s seat with two seats for nonpublic special education representatives.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2026, the Board no longer includes a certified nonpublic school classroom teacher chosen from the Association of Independent Schools. It includes a licensed special education teacher and an administrator or supervisor chosen from nominees provided by the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities.
Argument forAdding a special education teacher and an administrator could give both classroom and leadership perspectives from nonpublic special education programs a voice on the Board.
Argument againstRemoving the nonpublic school classroom teacher’s seat could give that group less direct input on teacher standards and education.
More detail
The law removes one Board seat and assigns two seats to representatives of the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities. The change applies to Maryland’s Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board. The two representatives are one licensed special education teacher currently providing classroom instruction and one administrator or supervisory staff member; each is chosen from nominees provided by the Association. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 728Became Law
- Apr 9Returned Passed
- Apr 8Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 7Second Reading Passed
- Apr 7Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Apr 6Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 20
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 15Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Feb 26Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Feb 24Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 24Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Feb 23Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansMinor
- Feb 20
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Feb 2Hearing canceled
- Jan 28Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 16First Reading Ways and MeansIntroduced
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