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HB 490 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions

HB 490 revises provisions of Maryland's Blueprint for Maryland's Future education reform. It repeals an annual requirement for county boards to submit technology spending reports, extends the timeline for calculating compensatory education enrollment, and removes a termination date for Concentration of Poverty Grant funds. The bill also adjusts teacher certification rules, extends deadlines for National Board Certified teachers to become licensed principals, and updates definitions for wraparound services in community schools. These changes primarily affect school districts, educators, and state agencies administering education funding and programs under the Blueprint framework.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRemoves termination date for Concentration of Poverty Grant funds, ensuring continued state funding for education programs without defunding.80% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationRemoves termination for Concentration of Poverty Grant funds, extends teacher certification deadlines, and continues Blueprint funding streams per bill revisions.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 19, 2026
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First - Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions → Third - Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions · 4 edits
MODERATE
This revision updates the bill's procedural status to reflect its adoption and reassignment to the Appropriations and Ways and Means committees. It significantly alters the list of Maryland statutes the bill repeals and reenacts, shifting from a mix of amended and unamended sections to a clearer split between those requiring amendments and those that do not. Additionally, the bill's text now includes new requirements for the State Department of Education to suspend the Expert Review Team Program and to establish a methodology for counting low-income students for funding formulas.
Scope change
The bill's scope of legal changes was reorganized to explicitly separate sections requiring amendments from those being reenacted without changes, and new substantive requirements regarding the Expert Review Team Program and student counting methodologies were added.
REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the State Department of Education to suspend the Expert Review Team Program during a specific school year.

Added a mandate for the Accountability and Implementation Board and the Department of Education to identify a methodology for counting low-income students for funding formulas.

SCOPE

Reorganized the list of repealed and reenacted statutes to clearly distinguish between sections that will be amended versus those that will be reenacted without changes.

TIMELINE

Updated the fiscal year reference in the definition of 'Compensatory education enrollment' from ending in 2026 to ending in 2029.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

101–32
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 142
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic103
98 Yea 5
95% Yea
R Republican39
3 Yea 32 Nay 4
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
lower
Mar 5, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (101-32-9)
house of delegates
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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