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

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill reduces the Board of Trustees from 19 to 13 members and mandates that at least seven of those members are deaf. It changes how trustees are appointed—by the governor with Senate consent—and adds requirements for residency, public status, interest in deaf education, and geographic representation. The change is intended to give the deaf community a stronger voice in governing the school.

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Hearings

• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Mar 4, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 721
2. Apr 8, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 8, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 3, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 2, 2026Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
6. Mar 19, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
7. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
8. Mar 18, 2026Favorable Report by Ways and Means
9. Mar 18, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
10. Feb 13, 2026Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
11. Feb 9, 2026First Reading Ways and Means

Sponsors

• Feldmark · sponsor

Bill text

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