Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB319: County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law that authorize a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a certain type of school vehicle; and requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to study the current regulations for vehicles other than a certain type of school vehicle and report the results to certain committees by January 1, 2027.
What the bill says
An act concerning County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study FOR the purpose of repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law that authorize a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a certain type of school vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to study the current regulations for vehicles other than a certain type of school vehicle…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study FOR the purpose of repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law that authorize a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a certain type of school vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to study the current regulations for vehicles other than a certain type of school vehicle; and generally relating to vehicles for student transportation and county boards of education. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 197 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 Section 3 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 198 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 Section 3 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2021 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1, 2021. [It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no …