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*hb1479*
HOUSE BILL 1479
F5, L6 5lr3246
By: Delegate Miller
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Education – Procurement Contracts and Memorand a of Understanding – 2
Reporting 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the reporting of certain procurement contracts and 4
memoranda of understanding entered into by certain public elementary and 5
secondary education systems in the State; and generally relating to procurement 6
contracts and memoranda of understanding entered into by education systems in the 7
State. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Education 10
Section 2–307 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Education 16
2–307. 17
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
INDICATED. 19
(2) “COVERED ENTITY ” MEANS: 20
(I) A COUNTY BOARD ; 21
(II) A COUNTY SUPERINTENDEN T; 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1479
(III) A SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY 1
EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE STATE; 2
(IV) THE STATE BOARD; OR 3
(V) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT . 4
(3) “PROCUREMENT CONTRACT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 5
11–101 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 6
(B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 7
THIS SECTION APPLIES TO: 8
(I) A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING ENTERED INTO BY A 9
COVERED ENTITY; AND 10
(II) A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY A CO VERED 11
ENTITY. 12
(2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT 13
OR MEMORANDUM OF UND ERSTANDING THAT INCL UDES INFORMATION THA T: 14
(I) MAY BE WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE BY LAW ; OR 15
(II) IS PROHIBITED FROM DI SCLOSURE BY LAW . 16
(C) (1) (I) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, EACH COVERED 17
ENTITY SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT A LIST OF EACH 18
PROCUREMENT CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF UN DERSTANDING ENTERED INTO 19
IN THE PRECEDING FIS CAL YEAR BY THE COVE RED ENTITY. 20
(II) A COVERED ENTITY THAT IS A COUNTY SUPERINTENDEN T 21
OR A SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY EDUCATION SYSTE M 22
OF TH E STATE MAY SATISFY THE REPORTING REQUIREMEN T UNDER 23
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH BY SUBMITTING THE REQUI RED 24
INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUC ATION BY A DATE DETE RMINED BY 25
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 26
(III) AS PART OF A REPORT M ADE UNDER SUBPARAGRA PH (I) OF 27
THIS PARAGRAPH , A COUNTY BOARD SHALL REPORT A NY INFORMATION RECEI VED 28
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 29
HOUSE BILL 1479 3
(2) (I) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR , THE STATE 1
SUPERINTENDENT SHALL : 2
1. ISSUE A REPORT COMPIL ING THE INFORMATION 3
PROVIDED UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSE CTION; AND 4
2. SUBMIT THE REPORT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 5
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION 6
COMMITTEE, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE 7
ENVIRONMENT , THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE WAYS 8
AND MEANS COMMITTEE. 9
(II) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 10
THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE: 11
1. A LIST OF EACH PROCUREMENT CONTRACT AND 12
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING ENTERED INTO BY EACH COVERED ENTI TY; 13
2. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQU IRED TO BE PAID BY A 14
COVERED ENTITY UNDER A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT; AND 15
3. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY A COVERED ENTITY 16
DURING THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
1, 2025. 19