EEE Committee Session, 3/11/2026 #1

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee · March 11, 2026

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Senate Bill 726 — Educator well‑being professional development (chair)

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Chair introduced Senate Bill 726 to require the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to make a continuing professional development course on educator well‑being and flourishing available (not mandatory) and eligible for renewal credit; sponsor said MSDE already offers a qualifying course and associations (MSEA) support a favorable report. Lauren Lamb (Maryland State Education Association) urged the committee to approve the bill, stressing that training is not a substitute for better pay and working conditions but can support teacher retention.

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A full day of the Maryland Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee heard 21 local and statewide bills including proposals on educator well-being training, community college scholarships and access, adjustments to local boards of education, workforce Pell implementation, AI coordination at USM, and transparency for institutional student debt and county transportation contractors.

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