HB 490

Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Extending the time period during which a certain method is used to calculate compensatory education enrollment through fiscal year 2027; altering the qualifications for an initial teacher certificate; requiring the State Department of Education to suspend operation of the Expert Review Team Program during the 2026-2027 school year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board and the Department to identify a methodology for counting low-income students for purposes of certain funding formulas; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 18Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Swanson-Palmer, Katherine	Department of Labor - GWDB CTE Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Hise, Rachel	Accountability and Implementation Board	Oral
FWA	Leggett, Isiah	Accountability and Implementation Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FWA	Perkins-Cohen, Alison	Baltimore City Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Blueprint Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Written (PDF)
FWA	Greene, Johntel	Good Governance Consulting	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Zogby, Liz	Maryland Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Gross, Julia	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Oakley, Hannah	State Board of Education	Oral
FWA	Love, Tyler	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Phillips, Bradlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rodriguez Letana, Helen	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Accountability and Implementation BoardFWA 2

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsFWA 1

Baltimore City Public SchoolsFWA 1

Blueprint CoalitionFWA 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFWA 1

Department of Labor - GWDB CTE CommitteeFAV 1

Good Governance ConsultingFWA 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFWA 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFWA 1

Maryland Down Syndrome Advocacy CoalitionFWA 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFWA 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFWA 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationFAV 1

State Board of EducationFWA 1

University of Maryland Eastern ShoreFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAGupta, RiyaBlueprint CoalitionRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FWAMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

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

FWAPhillips, BradRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges