2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1219: Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
Legislative Summary
Altering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; requiring that "high staff qualifications" for publicly funded eligible prekindergarten providers must be implemented by the 2027-2028 school year; etc.
Bill History
2/10/2023
First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
2/14/2023
Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/14/2023
Favorable with Amendments {713420/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/15/2023
Third Reading Passed (132-6)
House of Delegates
3/16/2023
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
Senate
4/6/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/6/2023
Favorable with Amendments {623029/1 Adopted
Senate
4/6/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/7/2023
Third Reading Passed (42-1)
Senate
4/10/2023
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/10/2023
Third Reading Passed (134-6)
House of Delegates
4/10/2023
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/16/2023
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 623029/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 623029/1 Adopted
4/6/2023Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 713420/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 713420/1 Adopted
3/14/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/10/2023
134
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2023
43
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/15/2023
132
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 46
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Gabriel Acevero
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (46)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Dalya Attar
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Kumar Barve
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Nick Charles
Democrat
Brian Crosby
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Democrat
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Pamela Queen
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Democrat
Stuart Schmidt
Republican
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Stephanie Smith
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat
Chao Wu
Democrat