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HB 1060 — Maryland

Primary and Secondary Schools - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Requirement for Tracking and Reporting and Study

Requiring the State Department of Education to develop and certain schools to implement a system to track and report certain petitions for emergency evaluations made during the school year; requiring county boards of education, certain schools, and the Department to submit certain reports on petitions for emergency evaluations; requiring the Department to convene a workgroup to study the use of petitions for emergency evaluations in school settings; etc.

Latest action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) · Feb 16, 2026

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Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Ways and Means (House of Delegates); Health (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Ways and Means and Health

    Feb 9, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)

    Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Stephanie Smith

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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