HB0910 • 2026

Child Care Scholarship Program - Priority for Child Care Providers

Children Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate McCaskill
Last action: 2026-03-16
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Child Care Scholarship Program - Priority for Child Care Providers

Requiring the State Department of Education, for applications received after July 1, 2026, to establish a framework to prioritize the children of individuals who provide care for children in licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, and registered large family child care homes for scholarships under the Child Care Scholarship Program.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the State Department of Education, for applications received after July 1, 2026, to establish a framework to prioritize the children of individuals who provide care for children in licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, and registered large family child care homes for scholarships under the Child Care Scholarship Program.

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Bill History

2026-03-16 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-03-10 House
Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
2026-02-17 House
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
2026-02-11 House
Reassigned to Appropriations Ways and Means
2026-02-05 House
First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Child Care Scholarship Program - Priority for Child Care Providers
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Requiring the State Department of Education, for applications received after July 1, 2026, to establish a framework to prioritize the children of individuals who provide care for children in licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, and registered large family child care homes for scholarships under the Child Care Scholarship Program.

Current Bill Text

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*hb0910*

HOUSE BILL 910
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By: Delegate McCaskill
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Child Care Scholarship Program – Priority for Child Care Providers 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to establish a framework 3
to prioritize the children of certain child care providers for scholarships under the 4
Child Care Scholarship Program; and generally relating to the Child Care 5
Scholarship Program. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 9.5–113(a) and (b) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Education 13
Section 9.5–113(c)(1) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Education 19

9.5–113. 20

(a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Care Scholarship Program. 21

(b) The Department shall administer the Program in accordance with federal law. 22

(c) (1) The Department shall: 23
2 HOUSE BILL 910

(i) Establish a process that meets the requirements of this 1
subsection for granting presumptive eligibility for a [subsidy] SCHOLARSHIP under the 2
Program; [and] 3

(ii) Incorporate the framework of the Youth Transitioning From 4
Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Program as established under § 9.5–113.2 of this 5
subtitle; AND 6

(III) FOR APPLICATIONS THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES A FTER 7
JULY 1, 2026, ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK TO PRIORITIZE THE CHILDREN O F 8
INDIVIDUALS WHO PROV IDE CARE FOR CHILDREN IN LICENSED CHILD CA RE 9
CENTERS, REGISTERED FAMILY CH ILD CARE HOME S, AND REGISTERED LARGE 10
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 11

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2026. 13