# Maryland HB 0702: County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement

Maryland HB 0702, County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0702
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544
- Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Disabilities, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Electronic Communication, Electronic Government, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Private Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Special Education, Students
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (230 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Recede (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Requests Senate Recede (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House Requests Senate Recede (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {263921/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_544_hb0702t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0702t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0702f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_544_hb0702t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0702t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0702f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0702-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).