Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Students - Established

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HOUSE BILL 1011
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By: Delegate Fair
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Students – 2
Established 3

FOR the purpose of establishing the Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender 4
Diverse Students; and generally relating to the Workgroup on Supporting 5
Transgender and Gender Diverse Students. 6

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That: 8

(a) There is a Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse 9
Students. 10

(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 11

(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland , one member who lives in a 12
rural jurisdiction and one member who lives in an urban jurisdiction, appointed by the 13
President of the Senate; 14

(2) two members of the House of Delegates , one member who lives in a 15
rural jurisdiction and one member who lives in an urban jurisdiction, appointed by the 16
Speaker of the House; 17

(3) one representative of the State Department of Education, appointed by 18
the State Superintendent of Schools; 19

(4) one representative of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, 20
appointed by the Executive Director of the Association; 21

(5) one representative of the Public School Superintendents’ Association of 22
Maryland, appointed by the Executive Director of the Association; 23
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(6) one representative of the Maryland School Psychologists’ Association , 1
appointed by the President of the Association; 2

(7) one representative of the Maryland State Education Association, 3
appointed by the Executive Director of the Association; 4

(8) one representative of the American Federation of Teachers , appointed 5
by the President of the Federation; 6

(9) one advisory member of the Office of the Attorney General , appointed 7
by the Attorney General; 8

(10) one member who is a student member of a county board of education in 9
the State, appointed by the State Superintendent; 10

(11) two members who are parents of children enrolled in public schools in 11
the State, appointed by the cochairs of the Workgroup; and 12

(12) two members of the Executive Branch of State government, appointed 13
by the Governor. 14

(c) One of the members appointed from the Senate of Maryland and one of the 15
members appointed from the House of Delegates shall serve as cochairs of the Workgroup. 16

(d) The State Department of Education shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 17

(e) A member of the Workgroup: 18

(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 19

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 20
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 21

(f) The Workgroup shall: 22

(1) study ways to support transgender and gender diverse students in 23
public schools in the State; and 24

(2) make recommendations regarding statewide statutory and regulatory 25
policies. 26

(g) On or before December 1, 2026, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 27
recommendations to the State Department of Education, the Governor, and, in accordance 28
with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 29

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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 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2027, this 2
Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 3
further force and effect. 4