2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB897: Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide

Legislative Summary

Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and distribute a student technology and social media resource guide beginning in the 2027-2028 school year with additional information included in successive years; requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $125,000 for fiscal years 2028 and 2029 in the annual budget bill; etc.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/4/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
3/4/2025
Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m.
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Sara Love
Sara Love
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025108.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB