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Committee hears testimony on Blueprint amendments; AIB urges longer hold‑harmless and flexibility on expert review funds
Summary
A panel at the Appropriations Committee reviewed amendments to education 'blueprint' legislation, with the AIB asking for a longer hold‑harmless period, flexibility to move expert review team funds for FY27, and clearer reporting timelines; counties and advocates pressed for timely data and retention of technology reporting.
A hearing of the Appropriations Committee covered amendments to bills tied to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and related education‑funding provisions, with a panel of education and local government representatives pressing the committee for changes to hold‑harmless language, reporting timelines and how expert review team funds can be used.
Rachel Heis, executive director of the AIB, told the committee that the House and Senate versions differ chiefly on two points: treatment of expert review team (ERT) funds for fiscal 2027 and the length of any hold‑harmless protection. Heis said, “what we proposed for this year is that the funds be allowed to be uh transferred um and used for the um academic excellence program.” She said the Senate allowed that transfer, while the House paused ERT funds and “authorize[d] the use of the ERT funds for other eligible blueprint purposes but not for the academic…
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