School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances

HB 38 requires Maryland county school boards to submit annual reports by July 1 each year to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction. These reports must include school zone boundaries, attendance area maps, and student residence locations (without personal identifying information). The bill also prohibits counties from using "adequate public facilities ordinances" to restrict housing developments for more than four years after the ordinance is enacted. These changes directly affect county governments, school boards, and housing developers by standardizing school zone reporting and limiting long-term housing restrictions.