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*hb1196*
HOUSE BILL 1196
F1 3lr2083
By: Delegate Smith
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Appropriations
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 6, 2023
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
County Boards of Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Implementation 2
Coordinator – Salary Grant – Funding and Independent Evaluation – 3
Alterations 4
FOR the purpose of requiring the State, for certain fiscal years, to provide a grant to each 5
county board of education for the salary of a Blueprint for Maryland’s Future 6
implementation coordinator in each county; altering certain education funding 7
formulas; requiring, for certain fiscal years, each county board of education to 8
provide for the salary of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future implementation 9
coordinator in the county; requiring the funding for the salary of the implementation 10
coordinator to be paid for by the State and the county in a certain proportion; altering 11
the dates by which the entity contracted by the Accountability and Implementation 12
Board to perform an independent evaluation of the implementation of the Blueprint 13
for Maryland’s Future is required to report to the Board and the Board is required 14
to report to the Governor and the General Assembly; and generally relating to a 15
salary grant to county boards for the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s 16
Future implementation coordinators and education funding. 17
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 18
Article – Education 19
Section 5–404(b)(2) 5–235(a)(1), 5–404(b)(2), and 5–410(a) and (b) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2022 Replacement Volume) 22
BY adding to 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1196
Article – Education 1
Section 5–235(a–2) and (p) 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2022 Replacement Volume) 4
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 5
Article – Education 6
Section 5–404(h) and 5–410(c) and (d) 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2022 Replacement Volume) 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 11
Section 16(d) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Education 15
5–235. 16
(a) (1) (i) Subject to subsection (o) of this section and beginning in fiscal 17
year 2023, the county governing body shall levy and appropriate an annual tax sufficient 18
to provide an amount of revenue for elementary and secondary public education purposes 19
equal to the local share of major education aid as adjusted under § 5–239 of this subtitle. 20
(ii) For the purposes of calculating the local share of major education 21
aid and regardless of the source of the funds, all funds that a county board, including the 22
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, is authorized to expend for schools may be 23
considered as levied by the county council, board of county commissioners, or the Mayor 24
and City Council of Baltimore except for: 25
1. State appropriations; 26
2. Federal education aid payments; and 27
3. The amount of the expenditure authorized for debt service 28
and capital outlay. 29
(A–2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE LOCAL SHARE OF M AJOR EDUCATION AID 30
UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE REDUCED BY AN A DDITIONAL 31
$10,000,000 FOR A LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM THAT: 32
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(1) PARTICIPATED AS A WHO LE IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 1
AGRICULTURE COMMUNI TY ELIGIBILITY PROVI SION IN THE 2022–2023 SCHOOL 2
YEAR; AND 3
(2) HAD THE LARGEST FULL –TIME ENROLLMENT OF A LL LOCAL 4
SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN TH E STATE PARTICIPATING I N THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 5
AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISIO N IN THE 2022–2023 SCHOOL 6
YEAR. 7
(P) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “POPULATION DENSITY A MOUNT” MEANS 8
THE TOTAL COUNTY POP ULATION DIVIDED BY T HE SQUARE MILES IN T HE COUNTY. 9
(2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE 10
ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 11
SYSTEM IN A COUNTY W ITH: 12
(I) A POPULATION DENSITY A MOUNT OF LESS THAN 100; AND 13
(II) A FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT STUD ENT ENROLLMENT OF 14
FEWER THAN 2,000. 15
5–404. 16
(b) (2) State and local government units responsible for implementing an 17
element of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future shall develop implementation plans 18
consistent with the Comprehensive Implementation Plan that describe the goals, 19
objectives, and strategies that will be used to improve student achievement and meet the 20
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future recommendations for each segment of the student 21
population. 22
(h) (1) For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the governing body of a 23
county and the local school system jointly shall appoint a single implementation 24
coordinator responsible for the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future by 25
all government units operating in the county. 26
(2) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2025 AND 2026, THE STATE SHALL 27
PROVIDE A GRANT OF $150,000 TO EACH COUNTY BOARD FOR THE SALARY OF TH E 28
IMPLEMENTATION COORD INATOR APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA GRAPH 29
(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 30
(2) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2025 AND 2026, EACH COUNTY 31
BOARD SHALL PROVIDE $150,000 FOR THE SALARY OF TH E IMPLEMENTATION 32
COORDINATOR APPOINTE D IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 33
SUBSECTION. 34
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(3) FUNDING FOR THE SALAR Y OF THE IMPLEMENTAT ION 1
COORDINATOR PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE PAID BY THE STATE AND THE 3
COUNTY IN THE SAME P ROPORTION AS THE FOU NDATION PROGRAM UNDER § 5–213 4
OF THIS TITLE. 5
5–410. 6
(a) In addition to its own assessments and tracking of progress, required under § 7
5–406 of this subtitle, the Board shall contract with a public or private entity to conduct an 8
independent evaluation of the State’s progress in implementing the Blueprint for 9
Maryland’s Future and achieving the expected outcomes during the implementation period. 10
(b) The independent evaluation shall include an assessment of: 11
(1) The use of additional funding to meet the goals of the Blueprint for 12
Maryland’s Future; 13
(2) Progress toward the goals of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and 14
whether the goals have been achieved; and 15
(3) Any recommendations to alter the goals or strategies employed to reach 16
the goals, including new uses for existing funds or additional funding. 17
(c) (1) An entity with which the Board contracts for an independent evaluation 18
shall report its results to the Board on or before: 19
(i) [October 1, 2024] DECEMBER 1, 2026; and 20
(ii) October 1, 2030. 21
(2) The Board shall contract for each independent evaluation as soon as 22
practicable. 23
(d) (1) (i) On or before [December 1, 2024] JANUARY 15, 2027, the Board 24
shall, using the first independent evaluation and its own judgment, report to the Governor 25
and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly 26
on whether the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is being implemented as intended and 27
achieving the expected outcomes. 28
(ii) The Board’s report shall include an assessment of the State’s 29
progress towards: 30
1. Increasing the number of teachers achieving National 31
Board Certification; 32
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2. Providing full–day prekindergarten programs for 3– and 1
4–year–olds in accordance with Title 7, Subtitle 1A of this article; 2
3. Improving behavioral health services in accordance with § 3
7–447 of this article; and 4
4. Ensuring that students enrolled in public schools meet 5
college and career standards in accordance with § 7–205.1 of this article. 6
(iii) The Board’s report shall include any legislative or structural 7
corrections necessary to fully implement the Blueprint. 8
(2) On or before December 1, 2030, the Board shall report on the results of 9
the final independent evaluation to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the 10
State Government Article, the General Assembly. 11
(3) The Board’s reports under this subsection shall include: 12
(i) Practices being used to close achievement gaps between students 13
of different groups listed in § 5–408(a)(2)(i) of this subtitle; 14
(ii) Progress made in closing the achievement gaps listed under item 15
(i) of this paragraph; and 16
(iii) Assessments of student outcomes listed under § 5–408(a)(2)(ii) of 17
this subtitle, disaggregated by race, income, ethnicity, and gender. 18
Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2021 19
SECTION 16. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 20
(d) In the independent evaluation and report to be submitted to the Governor and 21
the General Assembly on or before [December 1, 2024] JANUARY 15, 2027, as required 22
under § 5–410(d)(1) of the Education Article as enacted by this Act, the Accountability and 23
Implementation Board shall report whether the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is being 24
implemented as intended and is achieving expected outcomes. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
1, 2023. 27