SB0467 • 2026

Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding

Children Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator King
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 624
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the amount of funding before fiscal year 2028 is changed or remains the same.

Maryland Child Care Credential Program Funding Extension

This law requires the Governor to provide $5,687,000 each year from fiscal years 2028 through 2030 for the Maryland Child Care Credential Program.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Governor to appropriate $5,687,000 annually to the Maryland Child Care Credential Program starting in fiscal year 2028.
Ensures that this funding continues through fiscal year 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

The Governor of Maryland
People who work in child care and get credentials from the program

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year: A period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually starting July 1st and ending June 30th.
Credential Program: A program that gives certificates or qualifications to people who complete certain training or education requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify what happens after fiscal year 2030.
It is unclear if the Governor will continue funding beyond the required years without this law.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

843727/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 843727/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 467 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 467 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in line 3, after “requiring” insert “, for certain fiscal years,”; and strike beginning with “annually” in line 4 down through “year” in line 5.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 2, strike beginning with the first “FISCAL” in line 8 down through “2024” in line 10 and substitute “ EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2028 THROUGH 2030, THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPROPRIATE $5,687,000 FOR THE PROGRAM”.

Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 624
2026-04-10 House
Favorable Report by Appropriations
2026-04-09 House
Rereferred to Appropriations
2026-04-07 Senate
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-04-01 House
Third Reading Passed (106-26)
2026-03-27 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-25 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-21 House
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2026-03-19 Senate
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-03-18 Senate
Favorable with Amendments { 843727/1 Adopted
2026-03-18 Senate
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-16 Senate
Hearing canceled
2026-02-16 Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04 Senate
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02 Senate
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
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Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation
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Text - Third - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations
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Text - Chapter - Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to appropriate to the Maryland Child Care Credential Program $5,687,000.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
amendment.
*sb0467*

SENATE BILL 467
F5 6lr0809
CF HB 561
By: Senator King
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 18, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Maryland Child Care Credential Program – Extension of Funding 2

FOR the purpose of requiring, for certain fiscal years, the Governor to appropriate a certain 3
amount of funding for the Maryland Child Care Credential Program annually, 4
beginning in a certain fiscal year; and generally relating to funding for the Maryland 5
Child Care Credential Program. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 9.5–904 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Education 14

9.5–904. 15

(a) There is a Maryland Child Care Credential Program. 16

(b) An individual may apply to the Office for a staff credential, including a child 17
development associate credential, or an administrator credential under this subsection. 18

2 SENATE BILL 467

(c) If a person pursues, obtains, or already holds an Office –approved credential, 1
the Office may award to the individual: 2

(1) An achievement bonus; 3

(2) A training reimbursement; or 4

(3) A training voucher. 5

(d) (1) The Governor shall appropriate $4,0 00,000 for the program for fiscal 6
year 2021. 7

(2) For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024, funding for the program 8
shall increase by 10% over the prior fiscal year. 9

(3) For fiscal year 2026, the Governor shall appropriate for the program an 10
amount that is at least equal to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2024. 11

(4) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, 12
THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROGRAM AN AMOUNT THAT IS AT 13
LEAST EQUAL TO THE A MOUNT APPROPRIATED I N FISCAL YEAR 2024 EACH OF 14
FISCAL YEARS 2028 THROUGH 2030, THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPROP RIATE 15
$5,687,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 16

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
1, 2026. 18

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