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HB1052 • 2026

Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Delegate Feldmark
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 721
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

Altering the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf from 19 members to 13 members and requiring that at least 7 members be deaf.

What This Bill Does

  • Altering the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf from 19 members to 13 members and requiring that at least 7 members be deaf.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Post Passage

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 721

  2. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. 2026-03-22 House

    Returned Passed

  4. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (43-0)

  5. 2026-03-18 House

    Favorable Report by Ways and Means

  6. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  7. 2026-03-05 House

    Third Reading Passed (133-0)

  8. 2026-03-04 House

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  9. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

  10. 2026-02-13 House

    Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  11. 2026-02-09 House

    First Reading Ways and Means

  12. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

  13. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

  14. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Third - Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

  15. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment

Official Summary Text

Altering the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf from 19 members to 13 members and requiring that at least 7 members be deaf.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1052*

HOUSE BILL 1052
F1 6lr2274
CF SB 339
By: Delegate Feldmark
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 4, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Maryland School for the Deaf – Membership of Board of Trustees – Alterations 2

FOR the purpose of altering the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland 3
School for the Deaf; and generally relating to the membership of the Board of 4
Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 8–3A–04(a) and (b) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 8–3A–04(c) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15

SECTION 1. BE IT E NACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17

Article – Education 18

8–3A–04. 19

2 HOUSE BILL 1052

(a) There is a Maryland School for the Deaf. 1

(b) The governance of the Maryland School for the Deaf is vested in the Board of 2
Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf. 3

(c) (1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of [19] 13 members appointed by 4
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. 5

(2) Of the [19] 13 members, at least [6] 7 members shall be deaf. 6

(3) Each member of the Board shall: 7

(i) Be a resident of the State; 8

(ii) Be a member of the general public; and 9

(iii) Have demonstrated an active interest in the education of deaf 10
children. 11

(4) Each geographic region of the State shall be represented by at least one 12
member of the Board. 13

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 14

(a) The terms of the first 6 appointed members of the Board of Trustees of the 15
Maryland School for the Deaf whose terms expire after the effective date of this Act shall 16
terminate at the end of the last day of each respective term. 17

(b) On the termination of an appointed member in accordance with subsection (a) 18
of this section , the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall prioritize 19
appointing members who are deaf in accordance with § 8 –3A–04(c)(2) of the Education 20
Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 21

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2026. 23

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.