2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB325: Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allow an individual to choose to take all components of the General Educational Development Test in either English or Spanish; and requiring the Department to study the feasibility and cost of offering the examination in additional languages and to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {773929/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Third Reading Passed (99-31)
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments {273828/1 Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/3/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (114-24)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 273828/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 273828/1 Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 773929/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 773929/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2025
114
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/28/2025
99
Yea
31
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/5/2025136.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/26/202597.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202590.0 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB