2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB845: Local Education Agencies - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education to register each local education agency in the State as an associate member of a national organization to utilize the Educator Identification Clearinghouse for screening individuals who apply to be educators; and requiring each local education agency in the State to utilize the Educator Identification Clearinghouse to screen each individual who applies for an educator position with the local school system on or after July 1, 2025.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {323825/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-1)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 323825/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 323825/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
43
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/202593.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/202582.1 KB
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Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB
Vote Image
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