Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB325: Education - Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - Composition
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Altering the composition of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board by removing a member who is chosen from a list of nominees provided by the Association of Independent Schools and increasing the number of members chosen from lists provided by the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities.
What the bill says
An act concerning Education - Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - Composition FOR the purpose of altering the composition of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board by removing a member who is a certified nonpublic school classroom teacher chosen from a list of nominees provided by the Association of Independent Schools and increasing the number of members of chosen from lists provided by the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities; and generally relating to the composition of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Education - Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - Composition FOR the purpose of altering the composition of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board by removing a member who is a certified nonpublic school classroom teacher chosen from a list of nominees provided by the Association of Independent Schools and increasing the number of members of chosen from lists provided by the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities; and generally relating to the composition of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 6-703 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 6-703. (a) (1) The Board consists of the following members: (i) Eight public school classroom teachers, as follows: 1. Six chosen from a list of nominees provided by the statewide teachers' organization representing a majority of teachers in the State for collective bargaining purposes; and 2. Two chosen from a list of nominees provided by a statewide teachers' organization representing teachers in at least one jurisdiction within the State for collective bargaining purposes other than the majority organization provided for in item 1 of this item; (ii) [One certified nonpublic …