HB546 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing.

What is the status of HB546?

Signed into law as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 758 (May 26, 2026).

Sarah Wolek (D, 16), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB546?

On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0546?ys=2026RS

Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland HB546: Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing

Q: What does HB546 do?

In its own words: An act concerning Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to make available a continuing professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before a certain date; and generally relating to an educator professional development course on well-being and flourishing. BY adding to Article - Education Section 6-132 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).

Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026

Requiring the State Department of Education to make available a professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before July 1, 2027; and requiring the Department to make the course available only if it can be provided at no cost or at a cost comparable to that which the Department pays for providing a commensurate course.

What the bill says

An act concerning Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to make available a continuing professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before a certain date; and generally relating to an educator professional development course on well-being and flourishing. BY adding to Article - Education Section 6-132 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).

From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:

AN ACT concerning Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to make available a continuing professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before a certain date; and generally relating to an educator professional development course on well-being and flourishing. BY adding to Article - Education Section 6-132 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 6-132. (A) (1) ON SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE A CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE ON EDUCATOR WELL-BEING AND FLOURISHING. (2) THE COURSE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATORS. (3) THE COURSE MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH SYNCHRONOUS OR ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION. (4) TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE DEPARTMENT Ch. 758 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (II) ADAPT AN EXISTING COURSE DEVELOPED BY A THIRD PARTY; OR (III) MAKE AVAILABLE AN EXISTING COURSE DEVELOPED BY A THIRD PARTY. (B) THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A COURSE UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY IF THE COURSE CAN BE PROVIDED AT NO …

Maryland HB546: Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing

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