Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB1636 — Primary and Secondary Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication

Last action — First Reading (House of Origin)

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education to make public certain discipline-related data in a usable format for the Department's website; providing that "high suspending" is 10% or more of students in an elementary school and 25% or more in a secondary school; requiring the Department to maintain and use a certain risk ratio and State comparison threshold to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; and requiring high-suspending schools to create a corrective action plan.

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Action History

  1. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (187)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1636 do?
Requiring the State Department of Education to make public certain discipline-related data in a usable format for the Department's website; providing that "high suspending" is 10% or more of students in an elementary school and 25% or more in a secondary school; requiring the Department to maintain and use a certain risk ratio and State comparison threshold to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; and requiring high-suspending schools to create a corrective action plan.
Who sponsors HB1636?
HB1636 is sponsored by Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1636?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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