Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB909 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 909
8	8	F1 4lr3066
9	9	CF HB 881
10	10	By: Anne Arundel County Senators
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to establish 3
21	21	a pilot program to operate certain schools within the county using an innovative 4
22	22	scheduling model; authorizing county boards of education to explore the use of 5
23	23	certain innovative school scheduling models for public schools in the county; and 6
24	24	generally relating to the innovative school scheduling pilot program in Anne Arundel 7
25	25	County Public Schools. 8
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
28	28	Article – Education 10
29	29	Section 7–103(a) 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Education 15
35	35	Section 7–103(e) and 7–103.1 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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42	42	Article – Education 21
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44	44	7–103. 22
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46	46	(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this section, each public 23
47	47	school under the jurisdiction of a county board: 24
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 909
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51	51	(1) (i) Shall be open for pupil attendance for at least 180 actual school 1
52	52	days and a minimum of 1,080 school hours during a 10–month period in each school year; 2
53	53	or 3
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55	55	(ii) If normal school attendance is prevented because of conditions 4
56	56	described in subsection (b) of this section, shall be open for at least 1,080 hours during a 5
57	57	10–month period; 6
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59	59	(2) Shall be open for pupil attendance a minimum of 3 hours during each 7
60	60	school day; and 8
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62	62	(3) May not be open on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays in order to meet 9
63	63	the 180–day or 1,080–hour requirement of this subsection. 10
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65	65	(e) (1) The county boards of Allegany, [Anne Arundel,] Calvert, Howard, 11
66	66	Montgomery, and Prince George’s counties, and the Board of School Commissioners of 12
67	67	Baltimore City, may elect to operate one or more schools within the county or Baltimore 13
68	68	City on a year–round basis, provided that the 180–day and the minimum hour 14
69	69	requirements under this section are met. 15
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71	71	(2) (I) IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY 16
72	72	ELECT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PR OGRAM TO OPERATE ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS 17
73	73	WITHIN THE COUNTY USING AN INNOVATIVE SCHEDU LING MODEL, INCLUDING THE 18
74	74	FOLLOWING MODEL S: 19
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76	76	1. EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR ; 20
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78	78	2. YEAR–ROUND SCHOOL ; 21
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80	80	3. 4–DAY SCHOOL WEEK ; OR 22
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82	82	4. ANY OTHER INNOVATIVE SCHEDULING MODEL 23
83	83	APPROVED BY THE COUN TY BOARD. 24
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85	85	(II) A PILOT PROGRAM ESTABL ISHED UNDER THIS PAR AGRAPH 25
86	86	SHALL: 26
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88	88	1. MEET THE MINIMUM HOUR REQUIREMENTS UN DER 27
89	89	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION; AND 28
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91	91	2. OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LONGER THAN 5 29
92	92	YEARS, INCLUDING A 1–YEAR PLANNING PROCES S AND A 4–YEAR OPERATING 30
93	93	PERIOD. 31
94	94	SENATE BILL 909 3
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97	97	(III) DURING THE 1–YEAR PLANNING PROCES S OF A PILOT 1
98	98	PROGRAM, THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL: 2
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100	100	1. PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO OPE RATE AN 3
101	101	INNOVATIVE SCHEDULIN G PILOT PROGRAM TO: 4
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103	103	A. THE STATE BOARD; AND 5
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105	105	B. THE IMPACTED SCHOOL EMPL OYEES, THE SCHOOL 6
106	106	COMMUNITY , AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DESIGNA TED AS THE EXCLUSIVE 7
107	107	REPRESENTATIVE OF TH E IMPACTED SCHOOL EM PLOYEES; AND 8
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109	109	2. NEGOTIATE THE RELEVANT ISSUES WITH THE 9
110	110	EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DESIGNA TED AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF 10
111	111	THE IMPACTED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 6–406 OF THIS 11
112	112	ARTICLE. 12
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114	114	[(2)] (3) Nothing in this section precludes a county board from conducting 13
115	115	a year–round pilot study or program that is funded by the county board. 14
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117	117	7–103.1. 15
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119	119	(a) (1) The State Board shall explore the use of innovative school scheduling 16
120	120	models, including extended year, year–round schooling, or other school scheduling models 17
121	121	that do not allow for prolonged lapses in instructional time, in low–performing or at–risk 18
122	122	public schools. 19
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124	124	[(b)] (2) The State Board shall encourage county boards to use the school 20
125	125	scheduling models that are determined to be most effective in enhancing student 21
126	126	achievement in low–performing or at–risk public schools. 22
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128	128	(B) A COUNTY BOARD MAY EXP LORE THE USE OF INNO VATIVE SCHOOL 23
129	129	SCHEDULING MODELS , INCLUDING EXTENDED Y EAR, YEAR–ROUND SCHOOL , 4–DAY 24
130	130	SCHOOL WEEK , OR OTHER SCHOOL SCHE DULING MODELS THAT D O NOT ALLOW FOR 25
131	131	PROLONGED LAPSES IN INSTRUCTIONAL TIME I N PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 26
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133	133	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
134	134	1, 2024. 28