# Maryland HJ 0005: Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity

Maryland HJ 0005, Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kris Fair (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-26 (Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HJ 0005
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-02-26, Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Curriculum, Disabilities, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Ethnic Affairs, Gender -see also- Women, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Primary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Schools, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Religion -see also- Places of Worship, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Sexual Orientation
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-26: Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hj/hj0005f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hj/hj0005f.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-HJ0005-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).