Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB263: Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.
What the bill says
An act concerning Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures FOR the purpose of requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the active service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to make a certain note during the registration process…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures FOR the purpose of requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the active service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to make a certain note during the registration process; requiring a county board of education to ensure that a dependent child with a disability continues to receive a certain education without undue delay through a certain method; requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families, in consultation with certain entities, to publish and maintain certain information on school enrollment and related services for dependent children of active service members; and generally relating to school enrollment procedures for dependent children of active service members. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 7-115.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 8-401(a)(1), (2), and (3) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read …