SB 293 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act)

SB 293 requires every member of a Maryland county board of education to complete antibias training at least once during their term. The training must address reducing implicit bias, cultural awareness, and discrimination against historically marginalized groups including racial minorities, religious minorities, and others based on identity factors like sexual orientation or disability. It must be evidence-based, incorporate real incidents of bullying or harassment reported under existing law, and be separate from training required for school employees. The bill amends Maryland law to establish this requirement, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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First - County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) Third - County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) · 3 edits
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This bill adds new sponsors to the legislation and includes a committee report indicating favorable adoption with amendments. The substantive policy content regarding antibias training requirements for county board members and public school employees remains largely unchanged from the previous version, with only minor formatting adjustments to the line numbering and capitalization of the bill title.
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Added three new sponsors (Senators Attar, Augustine, and Brooks) to the bill authorship.

Added committee report status showing the bill was adopted with amendments and read for the second time.

Minor formatting changes to line numbering and capitalization of the bill title from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

3113
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican13
13 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302
executive
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 20, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (101-32-6)
house of delegates
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred Ways and Means
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-13-2)
senate
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors