MD 2025 SB 948 / HB 1385 Children -Parental Rights – Educational Rights
Requiring each county board of education, in consultation with certain individuals, to develop and implement a certain policy to promote parental involvement in students’ education; and establishing a complaint and appeals process for violations of a certain policy.
Maryland does not have established Parental Rights. Other States do like Virginia and Florida. In Addition in 2023 the US House of Representatives passed a parental rights bill.
1. https://virginiamercury.com/2022/10/20/virginia-explained-how-the-state-got-its-parents-rights-law/
2.https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/governor-desantis-parental-rights-education-bill-florida-disney-ron-richard-corcoran-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-school-classroom-wanda-sykes?jw_start=%7Bseek_to_second_number%7D
Senate: SB 948
Main Sponsor: Senator Justin Ready,
Committee Assigned to:
Education, Energy, and the Environment Senate Committee .
Committee Chair & Vice Chair:
Chairman / Senator Brian J. Feldman & Vice Chair/ Senator Cheryl C. Kagan
Bill Hearing Date & Time: 03/07/25 Friday 1:00 PM
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House : Main Sponsor: Delegate April Miller
House: HB 1385
Main Sponsor: Delegate April Miller
Committee Assigned to: Ways & Means House Committee
Committee Chair & Vice Chair: Delegate / Chairwoman Vanessa Atterbeary & Vice Chair/ Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Bill Hearing Date & Time: 03/03/25 Monday 11:00 AM