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HB 226

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Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - Local BillsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to operate all schools within the county using a scheduling model that eliminates early dismissal days to allow for less than 180 school days if the minimal hours of attendance are met; requiring the board, if it elects to use a scheduling model that results in a school in the county being open for less than 180 days, to offer certain school employees an opportunity to make up the lost wages; and requiring the Board to make a report on the schools using an alternative scheduling model.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVPruski, AndrewAnne Arundel County DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVBagnall, HeatherIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bagnall, Delegate BagnalllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVasquez, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOPublic Schools, Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland