Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB311: Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.
What the bill says
An act concerning Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning FOR the purpose of requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuation or an emergency response…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning FOR the purpose of requiring each local school system to identify, in its regular safety evaluation, issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuation or an emergency response; requiring a certain annual report to be confidential and limiting disclosure of the report to certain individuals; and generally relating to accessibility and emergency planning for individuals with disabilities. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 7-1510(a) and (f) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 7-1510(b), (d), and (e) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 7-1510. (a) On or before June 15, 2019, and regularly thereafter, each local school system shall conduct a safety evaluation of each public school under the local school system's jurisdiction to: (1) Identify and, if necessary, develop solutions for physical safety concerns, including issues with building security AND …