Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB854: School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Establishing the Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program in the Interagency Commission on School Construction to provide grant funding to certain nonpublic special education schools for certain renovations and improvements to classrooms, upgrades to residential cottages on school grounds, health, safety and accessibility upgrades, and infrastructure modernization; and stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor include at least $5,000,000 in the annual capital budget bill for the Program for each fiscal year.
What the bill says
An act concerning School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established FOR the purpose of establishing the Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program in the Interagency Commission on School Construction to provide grant funding to certain nonpublic special education schools for certain renovations and improvements; and generally relating to the Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program. BY adding to Article - Education Section 5-331 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established FOR the purpose of establishing the Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program in the Interagency Commission on School Construction to provide grant funding to certain nonpublic special education schools for certain renovations and improvements; and generally relating to the Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program. BY adding to Article - Education Section 5-331 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 5-331. (A) IN THIS SECTION, "PROGRAM" MEANS THE NONPUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL RENOVATION PROGRAM. (B) (1) THERE IS A NONPUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL RENOVATION PROGRAM. (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR: (I) RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES; (II) UPGRADES TO RESIDENTIAL COTTAGES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THAT WILL IMPROVE STUDENT TREATMENT AND SAFETY; (III) HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS; Ch. 768 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (IV) INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES; AND (V) NEW CONSTRUCTION NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS SET BY THE DEPARTMENT. (C) THE PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION. (D) (1) AN ELIGIBLE NONPUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL MAY APPLY TO THE INTERAGENCY …