Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)
Hearing (House)
Summary
The bill directs Maryland’s Department of Education to approve nonprofit organizations that give scholarships as "scholarship granting organizations" and to send a yearly list of those groups to the U.S. Treasury starting in 2027. It also orders the Comptroller to post online instructions so individuals can claim the federal tax credit for donations to these organizations. The measure aims to increase transparency and help Maryland families benefit from the federal credit.
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- Ways and Means — Bill HearingWays and Means · Feb 26, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsors
- Miller · sponsor
- Adams
- Anderson
- Arentz
- Baker
- Beauchamp
- Bouchat
- Buckel
- Ciliberti
- Ghrist
- Griffith
- Hartman
- Hinebaugh
- Hornberger
- Howard
- Hutchinson
- Jacobs
- Kipke
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Pippy
- R. Long
- Reilly
- Rose
- T. Morgan
And 3 more cosponsors.
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