Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB976: Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act)
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30 and May 31 of the prior school year; requiring the State Department of Education to publish online and submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly; and applying the Act to the calculation of education funding for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2027.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on certain days of the prior school year; requiring the State Department of Education to publish online and submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on certain days of the prior school year; requiring the State Department of Education to publish online and submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly; and generally relating to the calculation of State aid for primary and secondary education. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 5-201(a), (e), (f), and (t) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 5-201(g) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Education Section 5-244 Annotated Code of Maryland EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb0976* HOUSE BILL (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 5-201. (a) In this subtitle, except as otherwise provided, the following …