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PGCPS legislative update flags hold-harmless funding, phone ban bill and charter facilities proposal
Summary
PGCPS staff briefed the committee on several Maryland bills crossing over: Senate Bill 311 extends hold-harmless funding for another year (an estimated ~$90 million for the district), House Bill 525 would impose strict student portable-device prohibitions, and a charter facilities funding bill raises concerns about facility approvals and long-term funding flows.
At the March 24 Policy & Governance Committee meeting, district policy staff provided a legislative update highlighting several bills with potential operational and fiscal impacts on Prince George's County Public Schools.
Miss Welsh reported that Senate Bill 311, which extends the hold-harmless funding provision another year through school year 2027, "means an additional approximately additional $90 million" for Prince George's County Public Schools if it becomes law. The committee said it would continue to monitor the bill as the session…
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