Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
Requiring the State Department of Education to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026, on an estimate of the total cost of implementing a $25 per hour minimum wage for education support professionals with cost estimates disaggregated by local school system.
What the bill says
An act concerning Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost FOR the purpose of establishing a certain minimum wage rate to be paid by county boards of education to certain education support professionals beginning requiring the State Department of Education, on or before a certain date, to submit a report on an estimate of the total cost of implementing a certain minimum wage rate for education support professionals; and generally relating to a report on the estimated cost of implementing a minimum wage for education support professionals…
From the engrossed text, March 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost FOR the purpose of establishing a certain minimum wage rate to be paid by county boards of education to certain education support professionals beginning requiring the State Department of Education, on or before a certain date, to submit a report on an estimate of the total cost of implementing a certain minimum wage rate for education support professionals; and generally relating to a report on the estimated cost of implementing a minimum wage for education support professionals. BY adding to Article - Education Section 6-306 to be under the amended subtitle "Subtitle 3. Salaries and Wages" 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 Subtitle 3. Salaries AND WAGES. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *sb0764* SENATE BILL 6-306. (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED. (2) "EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL" MEANS A NONCERTIFICATED PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE DESIGNATED AS PART OF A NONSUPERVISORY BARGAINING UNIT …