2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB486: School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health jointly to conduct an assessment of school health and wellness personnel each year; requiring the Departments, by December 1, 2027, and each December 1 thereafter, to jointly submit a report to the General Assembly on the findings of the assessment and publish the report on the website of each agency; and altering the membership of the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers from 15 to 16 members to include one school nurse.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments {473225/1 Adopted
Senate
3/31/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-13)
Senate
4/2/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Rereferred to Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 473225/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 473225/1 Adopted

3/31/2025Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Government Operations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/31/2025120.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/2025102.4 KB
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Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB
Vote Image
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