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Maryland House Bill HB1373

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 1373
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1010 By: Delegate Fisher
1111 Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024
1212 Assigned to: Ways and Means
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1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Calvert County Public Schools – Extracurricular Activities for Homeschooled 2
1919 Students – Pilot Program and Workgroup 3
2020
2121 FOR the purpose of establishing the Extracurricular Activities for Homeschooled Students 4
2222 Pilot Program in Calvert County to allow homeschooled students to participate in 5
2323 extracurricular activities sponsored by public schools in the county; establishing the 6
2424 Workgroup to Study Access to Extracurricular Activities in Calvert County Public 7
2525 Schools for Homeschooled Students; and generally relating to the Extracurricular 8
2626 Activities for Homeschooled Students Pilot Program and the Workgroup to Study 9
2727 Access to Extracurricular Activities in Calvert County Public Schools for 10
2828 Homeschooled Students. 11
2929
3030 BY adding to 12
3131 Article – Education 13
3232 Section 4–142 14
3333 Annotated Code of Maryland 15
3434 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
3535
3636 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
3737 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
3838
3939 Article – Education 19
4040
4141 4–142. 20
4242
4343 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
4444 INDICATED. 22
4545
4646 (2) “EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY” INCLUDES INTERSCHOLA STIC 23
4747 ATHLETICS, MUSIC, DRAMA PROGRAMS , STUDENT ORGANIZATION S, AND OTHER 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1373
4848
4949
5050 PROGRAMS SPONSORED B Y A SCHOOL: 1
5151
5252 (I) IN WHICH A STUDENT MA Y PARTICIPATE OUTS IDE REGULAR 2
5353 SCHOOL HOURS ; AND 3
5454
5555 (II) FOR WHICH A STUDENT D OES NOT EARN ACADEMI C CREDIT. 4
5656
5757 (3) “PILOT PROGRAM” MEANS THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 5
5858 FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS PILOT PROGRAM. 6
5959
6060 (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN CALVERT COUNTY. 7
6161
6262 (C) (1) THERE IS AN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR 8
6363 HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS PILOT PROGRAM. 9
6464
6565 (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IS TO ALLOW A STUDENT 10
6666 WHO PARTICIPATES IN A HO ME INSTRUCTION PROGR AM IN CALVERT COUNTY TO 11
6767 PARTICIPATE IN AN EX TRACURRICULAR ACTIVI TY SPONSORED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL 12
6868 IN THE COUNTY. 13
6969
7070 (D) (1) CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL ADMINISTER THE 14
7171 PILOT PROGRAM . 15
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7373 (2) THE PILOT PROGRAM SHA LL BEGIN IN THE 2025–2026 SCHOOL 16
7474 YEAR AND LAST FOR 3 YEARS. 17
7575
7676 (E) (1) THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL SELECT UP TO FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 18
7777 IN THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM . 19
7878
7979 (2) EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL ALLOW A 20
8080 STUDENT WHO IS NOT E NROLLED IN THE SCHOO L TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY 21
8181 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTI VITY SPONSORED BY TH E SCHOOL TO THE SAME EXTENT 22
8282 THAT A STUDENT WHO I S ENROLLED IN THE SC HOOL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE 23
8383 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTI VITY IF THE STUDENT WHO IS NOT ENROLLED : 24
8484
8585 (I) PARTICIPATES IN A HOM E INSTRUCTION PROGRA M UNDER 25
8686 WRITTEN AGREEMENT WIT H THE COUNTY SUPERIN TENDENT; 26
8787
8888 (II) IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPONSORING 27
8989 THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY; AND 28
9090
9191 (III) MEETS AND COMPLIES WI TH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ’S 29
9292 REQUIREMENTS FOR PAR TICIPATING IN THE EX TRACURRICULAR ACTIV ITY. 30 HOUSE BILL 1373 3
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9696 (F) THE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL: 1
9797
9898 (1) (I) ESTABLISH A POLICY AN D GUIDELINES FOR THE 2
9999 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 3
100100
101101 (II) DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE POLICY AND GUIDE LINES TO 4
102102 EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ; AND 5
103103
104104 (2) COLLECT DATA FROM EACH PUBLIC SCH OOL PARTICIPATING IN 6
105105 THE PILOT PROGRAM ON THE FOLLOWING ISS UES: 7
106106
107107 (I) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIR EMENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC 8
108108 NOTICE, STAFF RESOURCES , TECHNOLOGY , PHYSICAL SPACE , AND LEGAL 9
109109 LIABILITIES; 10
110110
111111 (II) COSTS OF OPERATING THE PILOT PROGRAM; 11
112112
113113 (III) STUDENT PROGRAM ELIGI BILITY REQUIREMENTS , 12
114114 INCLUDING ACADEMIC , HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL MANDA TES ACROSS ALL TYPES 13
115115 OF EXTRACURRICULAR A CTIVITIES OFFERED ; 14
116116
117117 (IV) IDENTIFYING AND PROVI DING EDUCATIONAL 15
118118 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NONENROLLED STUDENTS ; 16
119119
120120 (V) TRANSPORTATION OF NON ENROLLED STUDENTS , 17
121121 INCLUDING COSTS , MANDATES, AND LEGAL LIABILITY ; AND 18
122122
123123 (VI) STUDENT PROGRAM ENROL LMENT LIMITS. 19
124124
125125 (G) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2026, THROUGH 2029, THE COUNTY 20
126126 SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REPORT TO THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF 21
127127 EDUCATION AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 22
128128 ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING TH E EFFECTIVENESS OF T HE 23
129129 PILOT PROGRAM , INCLUDING: 24
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131131 (1) THE NUMBER OF HOMESCH OOLED STUDENTS PARTI CIPATING IN 25
132132 THE PILOT PROGRAM FROM EACH PARTICIPAT ING PUBLIC SCHOOL ; 26
133133
134134 (2) INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM 27
135135 UNDER SUBSECTION (F)(2) OF THIS SECTION; 28
136136
137137 (3) FEEDBACK FROM THE FOL LOWING GROUPS WHO PARTICIPATED 29 4 HOUSE BILL 1373
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139139
140140 IN THE PILOT PROGRAM : 1
141141
142142 (I) HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS AND THEIR P ARENTS OR 2
143143 GUARDIANS; 3
144144
145145 (II) PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT S AND THEIR PARENTS OR 4
146146 GUARDIANS AT PARTICI PATING SCHOOLS ; AND 5
147147
148148 (III) SCHOOL PERSONNEL AT P ARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ; AND 6
149149
150150 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS TO EX PAND OR DISCONTINUE THE PILOT 7
151151 PROGRAM. 8
152152
153153 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That : 9
154154
155155 (a) There is a Workgroup to Study Access to Extracurricular Activities in Calvert 10
156156 County Public Schools for Homeschooled Students. 11
157157
158158 (b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 12
159159
160160 (1) the Superintendent of Calvert County Schools; 13
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162162 (2) one member of the Board of Calvert County Commissioners, appointed 14
163163 by the Chair of the Board of Calvert County Commissioners; 15
164164
165165 (3) one member of the Calvert County Board of Education, appointed by 16
166166 the Chair of the Calvert County Board of Education; and 17
167167
168168 (4) two parents of homeschooled students who reside in Calvert County, 18
169169 designated by the Maryland Homeschool Association. 19
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171171 (c) The Workgroup members shall elect the chair of the Workgroup from among 20
172172 its appointed members. 21
173173
174174 (d) The Calvert County Board of Education shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 22
175175
176176 (e) A member of the Workgroup: 23
177177
178178 (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 24
179179
180180 (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 25
181181 Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 26
182182
183183 (f) The Workgroup shall: 27
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185185
186186
187187 (1) study the following issues regarding homeschooled student 1
188188 participation in extracurricular activities sponsored by public schools in the county: 2
189189
190190 (i) administrative requirements, including public notice, staff 3
191191 resources, technology, physical space, and legal liabilities; 4
192192
193193 (ii) costs of providing services not covered by State and local funding; 5
194194
195195 (iii) student program eligibility requirements, including academic, 6
196196 health, and behavioral mandates across all types of extracurricular activities offered; 7
197197
198198 (iv) identifying and providing educational accommodations for 8
199199 nonenrolled students; 9
200200
201201 (v) transportation of nonenrolled students, including costs, 10
202202 mandates, and legal liability; and 11
203203
204204 (vi) student program enrollment limits; 12
205205
206206 (2) study and evaluate data from other states or jurisdictions, if any, that 13
207207 allow homeschooled students or other nonenrolled students to parti cipate in 14
208208 extracurricular activities sponsored by a public school; and 15
209209
210210 (3) make recommendations as to the administrative, financial, and 16
211211 logistical feasibility of homeschooled student participation in extracurricular activities 17
212212 sponsored by public schools in Calvert County. 18
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214214 (g) On or before December 31, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 19
215215 recommendations to the Board of Calvert County Commissioners, the Calvert County 20
216216 Board of Education, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 21
217217 members of the Calvert County Delegation to the General Assembly. 22
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219219 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
220220 1, 2024. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of 24
221221 June 30, 2025, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 25
222222 Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. Section 1 of this Act shall 26
223223 remain effective for a period of 6 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030, this Act, with no 27
224224 further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force 28
225225 and effect. 29
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