MD HB1180

Defines "failing school" as one receiving a one-star rating under Maryland's state accountability system for at least 3 consecutive years; schools remain designated as failing until achieving at least a two-star rating for 2 consecutive years

Requires county boards to notify parents of students attending failing schools by January 1 each year, providing a list of alternative school options including non-failing public schools in the same county, nonpublic schools, and boarding schools

Creates the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program to provide scholarships for free/reduced lunch-eligible students to attend nonpublic schools, and "Right to Learn" scholarships for students leaving failing schools for nonpublic schools, funded by transferring the per-pupil amount from the county board

Requires county boards to provide military boarding school options to parents of students determined by administrators to be violent or receiving continuous disciplinary action, with the local school system paying for attendance if the parent chooses this option

Takes effect July 1, 2025, with parents required to notify county boards of their school choice decision by April 1 of the notification year