HB 1390·MD·house
Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence
FailedFiled Feb 13, 2026
Sponsor: Buckel
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Hearing (House)
Mar 12, 2026
Summary
The bill requires Maryland public schools to treat any student’s absence for observing Veterans’ Day as an excused absence. It applies to all public school students and adds the exemption to the state’s education code. The change is intended to ensure students can honor veterans without penalty.
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- Ways and Means — Bill HearingWays and Means · Mar 12, 2026
History
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsors
- Buckel · sponsor
- Adams
- Allen
- Ciliberti
- Hartman
- Hornberger
- Howard
- Hutchinson
- Jacobs
- McComas
- Miller
- Nkongolo
- Reilly
- Rose
- Schmidt
- Stinnett
- Tomlinson
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