SB 903 — Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring each county board of education to develop a parent and family engagement policy on or before the start of the 2027-2028 school year; requiring each public school in the State to develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 school year; and requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance and technical assistance to county boards and public schools in developing a certain parent and family engagement policy and Parent-School Compact.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (6)
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jason C. Gallion (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephen S. Hershey (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- J.B. Jennings (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (2)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | J.B. Jennings (R, state_upper MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jason C. Gallion (R, state_upper MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Stephen S. Hershey (R, state_upper MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg