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Budget briefing: governor seeks pauses and caps in Blueprint rollout and shifts $144 million in costs to local governments
Summary
DLS told the committee the governor's budget would cap childcare enrollment, delay parts of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, and permanently shift roughly $93 million in teacher‑retirement costs plus other items to local governments, totaling about $144 million in new local responsibilities.
Dave Romans, Department of Legislative Services staff, told the House Environment and Transportation Committee that the governor's FY26 proposal reduces or delays several education and child‑care commitments under current law to achieve budget savings.
Romans said the administration proposes holding the behavioral health portion of the Blueprint at $40 million annually rather than the $130 million mandated in statute. He also described a delay in the planned expansion of teacher collaborative time (the proposal would hold the rollout until 2030), a move Romans said would save roughly $124 million…
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