MD HB1334

Each county board of education must develop a comprehensive parent and family engagement policy by the start of the 2027-2028 school year, established in consultation with parents and revised annually to remove barriers to parental involvement.

Each public school must develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 school year that defines the responsibilities of school staff, parents, and students in education, including curriculum quality, attendance monitoring, and homework completion.

Parents have the right to know educator qualifications and must receive timely notification when a teacher assigned for 4 or more weeks holds a conditional license or teaches outside their licensed subject area.

Schools must hold annual meetings to review compacts, update parents on curriculum and assessments, provide training materials, and collect feedback, with accommodations for diverse needs including translation services and flexible scheduling.

County boards must annually certify compliance to the State Department of Education, while schools certify to their county boards; existing policies or compacts under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act may be amended to satisfy these requirements.