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Maryland Senate Bill SB62

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107 SENATE BILL 62
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129 (PRE–FILED) CF HB 53
1310 By: Senators Lewis Young and Ready
1411 Requested: July 8, 2024
1512 Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
1613 Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
17-Committee Report: Favorable
18-Senate action: Adopted
19-Read second time: January 31, 2025
2014
21-CHAPTER ______
15+A BILL ENTITLED
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2317 AN ACT concerning 1
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2519 Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth 2
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2721 FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student 3
2822 Population Growth; and generally relating to the Task Force on Education Funding 4
2923 and Student Population Growth. 5
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3125 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
3226 That: 7
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3428 (a) There is a Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth. 8
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3630 (b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 9
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3832 (1) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 10
3933 the Senate; 11
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4135 (2) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the 12
4236 House; and 13
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4438 (3) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 14
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4640 (i) one representative of the State Department of Education; 15
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42+ (ii) one representative of the Maryland Association of Boards of 16
43+Education; 17
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45+ (iii) one representative of the Maryland State Education Association; 18
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47+ (iv) one representative of Maryland Free State PTA; 19
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50- (ii) one representative of the Maryland Association of Boards of 1
51-Education; 2
51+ (v) one representative of the Maryland Association of Counties; 1
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53- (iii) one representative of the Maryland State Education Association; 3
53+ (vi) one representative of the Maryland Association of School 2
54+Personnel Administrators; 3
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55- (iv) one representative of Maryland Free State PTA; 4
56+ (vii) one representative of the Public School Superintendents 4
57+Association of Maryland; 5
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57- (v) one representative of the Maryland Association of Counties; 5
59+ (viii) one representative of the general public; and 6
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59- (vi) one representative of the Maryland Association of School 6
60-Personnel Administrators; 7
61+ (ix) one representative of the Office of the Comptroller. 7
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62- (vii) one representative of the Public School Superintendents 8
63-Association of Maryland; 9
63+ (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Task Force. 8
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65- (viii) one representative of the general public; and 10
65+ (d) The Office of the Governor shall provide staff for the Task Force. 9
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67- (ix) one representative of the Office of the Comptroller. 11
67+ (e) A member of the Task Force: 10
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69- (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Task Force. 12
69+ (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 11
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71- (d) The Office of the Governor shall provide staff for the Task Force. 13
71+ (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 12
72+Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 13
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73- (e) A member of the Task Force: 14
74+ (f) The Task Force shall: 14
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75- (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 15
76+ (1) analyze challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts 15
77+and its effect on school funding; 16
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77- (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 16
78-Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 17
79+ (2) analyze the connection between growing student populations and the 17
80+provision of school funding; and 18
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80- (f) The Task Force shall: 18
82+ (3) make recommendations regarding improvements to the provision of 19
83+school funding. 20
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82- (1) analyze challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts 19
83-and its effect on school funding; 20
85+ (g) On or before December 15, 2025, the Task Force shall report its findings and 21
86+recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 22
87+Government Article, the General Assembly. 23
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85- (2) analyze the connection between growing student populations and the 21
86-provision of school funding; and 22
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88- (3) make recommendations regarding improvements to the provision of 23
89-school funding. 24
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91- (g) On or before December 15, 2025, the Task Force shall report its findings and 25
92-recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 26
93-Government Article, the General Assembly. 27
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95- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 28
96-1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 29 SENATE BILL 62 3
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99-Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 1
100-further force and effect. 2
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104-Approved:
105-________________________________________________________________________________
106- Governor.
107-________________________________________________________________________________
108- President of the Senate.
109-________________________________________________________________________________
110- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
89+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
90+1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 25
91+Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 26
92+further force and effect. 27