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Bills/2026 Regular Session

SB 646

EnactedCrossfile HB 1604
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Public School System Contracts - Prohibited Provisions

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 701 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain provisions from being included in certain public school system contracts; specifying that certain provisions are void if included in a public school system contract; specifying the applicable law and interpretation of public school system contracts; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVCivin, JoshBaltimore City Public School SystemOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVRidgway, KatieHarford County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVMathias, SamMaryland Association of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMathias, SamMaryland Association of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVUrsprung, PatriciaMontgomery County Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVUrsprung, PatriciaMontgomery County Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVAndrione, WilliamIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrown, JamieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, JamieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLerol, TravisTravis LerolPosition only
FWADuncan Evans, Cristina EBaltimore Teachers UnionWritten (PDF)
FWACano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersFAV 1
Baltimore City Public School SystemFAV 1
Baltimore Teachers UnionFWA 1
Board of Education of Howard CountyFAV 1
Harford County Public SchoolsFAV 1
Maryland Association of Boards of EducationFAV 2
Montgomery County Board of EducationFAV 2
SEIU Local 500FAV 1FWA 1
Travis LerolUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FWACano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland