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HB1329 • 2026

Education - Public School Construction - Funding

Education - Public School Construction - Funding

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Delegates Miller , Boafo , and Wims
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Education - Public School Construction - Funding

Codifying certain provisions of law that specify the intent of the General Assembly that the State provide at least a certain amount of funding for public school construction each year; and increasing the annual public school construction funding goal to at least $550,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Codifying certain provisions of law that specify the intent of the General Assembly that the State provide at least a certain amount of funding for public school construction each year; and increasing the annual public school construction funding goal to at least $550,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 House

    Hearing canceled

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.

  3. 2026-02-17 House

    Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-02-12 House

    First Reading Appropriations

  5. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Education - Public School Construction - Funding

Official Summary Text

Codifying certain provisions of law that specify the intent of the General Assembly that the State provide at least a certain amount of funding for public school construction each year; and increasing the annual public school construction funding goal to at least $550,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2027.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1329*

HOUSE BILL 1329
F1 6lr3189
CF SB 934
By: Delegates Miller, Boafo, and Wims
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Appropriations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Education – Public School Construction – Funding 2

FOR the purpose of codifying certain provisions of law specifying the intent of the General 3
Assembly regarding funding for public school construction and increasing the annual 4
funding goal beginning in a certain fiscal year; and generally relating to funding for 5
public school construction. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – Education 8
Section 5–303(m) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Chapter 32 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022, as amended by Chapter 354 13
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 14
Section 4 15

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

Article – Education 18

5–303. 19

(M) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT: 20

(1) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2027, WITHIN THE DEBT 21
AFFORDABILITY GUIDELINES, THE STATE SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST $550,000,000 22
EACH YEAR FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CO NSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 23
2 HOUSE BILL 1329

RELATIVELY STABLE NU MBER OF FUNDED PROJE CTS IN THE CAPITAL 1
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 2

(2) THE ANNUAL GOAL ESTABLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 3
SUBSECTION: 4

(I) SHOULD BE RECALCULATED BEFORE THE NANCY K. KOPP 5
PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES PRIORITY FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 5–326 OF 6
THIS SUBTITLE IS FUNDED; AND 7

(II) DOES NOT INCLUDE FUND ING PROVIDED FOR PUB LIC 8
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE BUILT TO LEARN PROGRAM. 9

Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2022, as amended by Chapter 354 of the Acts of 2024 10

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 11
Assembly that: 12

(1) [beginning in fiscal year ] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023 THROUGH 2026, 13
within the current debt affordability guidelines, the State should provide at least 14
$450,000,000 each year for public school construction in order to maintain a relatively 15
stable number of funded projects in the Capital Improvement Program; and 16

(2) the annual goal established under item (1) of this section: 17

(i) should be recalculated prior to the Public School Facilities 18
Priority Fund being funded; and 19

(ii) does not include funding provided for public school construction 20
through the Built to Learn Program. 21

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2026. 23