# Maryland SB 0161: State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025)

Maryland SB 0161, State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joanne C. Benson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-14 (Hearing 1/22 at 10:30 a.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0161
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-31
- Last action: 2025-01-14, Hearing 1/22 at 10:30 a.m.
- Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Appropriations, Continuing Education, Driver Education, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Department of, Forms, Governor, Independent Contractors, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Reports, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- 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: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/22 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2024-10-31: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0161f.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/sb/sb0161f.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-SB0161-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).