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HB 479

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: May 8, 2026.

Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-479
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Ways and Means; Appropriations; Rules
House of Delegates passed_lower 2026-05-08
Education Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Requiring the University System of Maryland to develop, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, certain recommendations for a Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program and a teacher preparation pathway in a certain manner; establishing the Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup; requiring, the Governor to include an appropriation of $125,000 in fiscal years 2028 and 2029, to support the Workgroup's recommendations; etc.

Sponsor
Delegate Patterson
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-23 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-31 Status passed_lower
2026-05-08 Latest Action In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
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