Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Student Well-Being and Flourishing

SB 350 requires Maryland's State Department of Education to develop and offer a mandatory professional development course on student well-being by July 1, 2026. The course must be available to all school personnel and administrators through asynchronous learning, at the same cost as other professional development courses. It focuses on eight key areas of student well-being: social, environmental, physical, emotional, spiritual, occupational, intellectual, and financial, with teaching methods to help educators support each area. The bill directly affects educators across Maryland public schools by mandating this training to address student holistic development.