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HB 562 — Maryland

Primary and Secondary Education - Maintenance of Effort - Inflation Adjustment (Maintenance of Effort Modernization Act)

Altering the method for calculating the maintenance of effort amount county governing bodies are required to appropriate to the school operating budget by requiring an annual inflation adjustment.

Latest action: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. · Feb 9, 2026

In committeeAppropriationsBaltimore CityBudgetsConsumer Price IndexCountiesEducationInflationLocal Government MandatesPrimary SchoolsPrimary and Secondary EducationSecondary Schools

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Appropriations (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Ways and Means

    Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Reassigned to Appropriations

    Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 9, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Jessica Feldmark, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen, Regina Boyce, Derrick Coley, Kris Fair, Terri Hill, Anne Kaiser, Cheryl Pasteur, Jared Solomon, Jen Terrasa, Natalie Ziegler

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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