HB1003 • 2026

Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Election Official Career and Technical Education Pilot Program

Education Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Delegates D. Jones , Bagnall , Bartlett , Behler , Chang , Pruski , and Schmidt
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Election Official Career and Technical Education Pilot Program

Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a pilot program in the county schools to prepare students for a career as an election official.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a pilot program in the county schools to prepare students for a career as an election official.

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Bill History

2026-03-04 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-02-25 House
Hearing canceled
2026-02-13 House
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 House
First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Election Official Career and Technical Education Pilot Program
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to establish a pilot program in the county schools to prepare students for a career as an election official.

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*hb1003*

HOUSE BILL 1003
F1 6lr1950
CF SB 408
By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Bartlett, Behler, Chang, Pruski, and Schmidt
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Anne Arundel County Public Schools – Election Official Career and Technical 2
Education Pilot Program 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education and the State 4
Board of Elections , in consultation with the State Department of Education, to 5
establish a pilot program in the county schools to prepare students for a career as an 6
election official; and generally relating to career and technical education in Anne 7
Arundel County Public Schools. 8

BY adding to 9
Article – Education 10
Section 21–211 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15

Article – Education 16

21–211. 17

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. 18

(B) THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, IN 19
CONSULTATION WITH TH E DEPARTMENT, SHALL DEVELOP A CARE ER AND 20
TECHNICAL EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT PREPARES 21
STUDENTS FOR A CAREER AS AN ELECTION OFFICIAL. 22

2 HOUSE BILL 1003

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2031, 2
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 3
of no further force and effect. 4