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Committee advances omnibus education bill after questioning on hold‑harmless funding
Summary
House Bill 490, an omnibus education bill that extends hold‑harmless counts for compensatory education through FY2029 and reorganizes some Blueprint for the Future provisions, passed the Ways and Means Committee after sponsor amendments and a fiscal concern voiced by Delegate Buckle.
House Bill 490, presented in committee by Delegate Ebersol, was amended and advanced by the House Ways and Means Committee on March 17. The measure, as amended, removes certain CCR provisions (moved to HB29), extends hold‑harmless compensatory‑education enrollment counts through fiscal 2029, creates an out‑of‑state teacher licensure pathway aligned to in‑state pathways, pauses the expert review team program for one year and requires the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to jointly study the best method for counting students from low‑income households for compensatory‑education formulas.
During discussion Delegate Buckle…
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