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Delegation debates HOCO 10-25 to codify student-only school closures for select holidays
Summary
Howard County delegates discussed HOCO 10-25, an amended bill that would codify student-only school closures for specified religious and cultural holidays beginning with the 2026–27 school year; delegates requested legal review and held the bill pending counsel's memo.
Howard County House Delegation members on a January agenda reviewed HOCO 10-25, a bill to codify school closures for students on specified cultural and religious holidays beginning in the 2026–27 school year. Delegates discussed two amendments that were combined to clarify that closures apply to student attendance only and to remove language addressing what to do when listed holidays "begin on a weekday," leaving the bill to reference the first day only for the listed holidays.
The combined amendments were presented on-screen by Tara (staff member). "What the amendments do is that they clarify that the provisions of this bill would begin for the 2026 to through 2027 school year," Tara said, and she explained the…
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