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HB 89 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Baltimore County Public Schools - Memorandum of Understanding

HB 89 authorizes Baltimore County Council to pass a local law granting the County Inspector General (IG) the same oversight authority over Baltimore County Public Schools that the IG currently has over county government departments. This would take effect starting in 2027, but only if the County Council enacts the specific local law. The bill itself does not create new authority but enables the County Council to establish it through a separate local law. The law would require any local law granting this authority to begin at the start of the next Inspector General's term, with the bill taking effect October 1, 2026.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Sep 30, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

First - Baltimore County - Inspector General - Authority Over Baltimore County Public Schools → Third - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Baltimore County Public Schools - Memorandum of Understanding · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was advanced from its initial filing to a final adopted version, adding a new requirement for the state Inspector General to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Baltimore County Inspector General. It also expanded the bill's title to reflect this new state-level mandate while retaining the original provision allowing the Baltimore County Council to grant local authority to the county Inspector General.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely addressing local authority within Baltimore County to include a new state-level requirement for cooperation between the state and county Inspector Generals.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate requiring the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education to pursue a Memorandum of Understanding with the Baltimore County Inspector General regarding the public school system.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and purpose section to explicitly include the new state-level cooperation requirement alongside the existing local authority provision.

TECHNICAL

Added procedural metadata indicating the bill was favorably reported by the committee, adopted by the House, and read a second time.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 7, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-0-13)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
First Reading Ways and Means
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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