Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB748: Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - New Pathways
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Adding new pathways to the early childhood career ladder for eligible private prekindergarten providers that allow educators to meet certain experiential and educational qualifications within certain periods of time; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - Repeal of Deadlines New Pathways FOR the purpose of repealing the requirements that certain experiential and educational qualifications in adding new pathways to the early childhood educator career ladder for eligible private prekindergarten providers must be met on or before certain dates that allow educators to meet certain experiential and educational qualifications within certain periods of time…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - Repeal of Deadlines New Pathways FOR the purpose of repealing the requirements that certain experiential and educational qualifications in adding new pathways to the early childhood educator career ladder for eligible private prekindergarten providers must be met on or before certain dates that allow educators to meet certain experiential and educational qualifications within certain periods of time; and generally relating to the requirements for eligible private providers in publicly funded prekindergarten. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 7-1A-08 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 7-1A-08. (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2025, the Department shall establish an early childhood educator career ladder for eligible private providers. (2) The early childhood educator career ladder is for teachers and assistant teachers employed by eligible private providers. (3) The purpose of the early childhood educator career ladder is to: (i) Transform early childhood education teaching into a high-status profession in the State; (ii) Attract high-performing students to pursue the high-status early childhood education teaching profession; and (iii) Retain high-quality early childhood education teachers who gain additional …