MarylandGuard and reserve child care providers must name substitutes during service
Starting July 1, 2026, family child care providers in the National Guard or a reserve component must name a substitute for required training or active service.
What it does
Providers serving in the National Guard or a reserve component must name a substitute for required training or active service. They may use that substitute for up to 45 working days in any 12-month period.
Argument forChildren may be able to stay in their usual care during a provider’s required training or active service, using a substitute for up to 45 working days.
Argument againstIf a provider’s required training or service lasts beyond 45 working days, families may need to find other care for the remaining time.
More detail
A covered provider must name a substitute to care for children during the provider’s required training or active service. This applies to family child care providers who are members of the National Guard or a reserve component. The provider may use the substitute for no more than 45 working days in any 12-month period. The Department may set requirements for naming substitutes and their qualifications. 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 732Became 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.
- Mar 9Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 6Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 5Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 5Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 4Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansMinor
- Feb 25
- 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 22First Reading Ways and MeansIntroduced
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