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Board hears legislative roundup: charter facility funding, cell‑phone policy, reporting guidance among items to track
Summary
The district’s legislative liaison summarized 2026 Maryland General Assembly outcomes affecting CCPS, including new charter school facility funding, changes to enrollment growth allocations, and a state model cell‑phone policy due for local adoption by 2027–28.
Carroll County school officials briefed the board on key laws and proposals from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly that will affect district operations and policy.
Mr. O'Neal, the district’s legislative analyst, told the board that the operating and capital budgets largely matched earlier planning estimates but highlighted several enacted laws and developments administrators must track. He called out House Bill 1430, which establishes a state-level charter school facility funding program beginning in fiscal 2028, and…
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