MD HB1636

Maryland Department of Education must publish all discipline-related data on its website in a searchable, usable format at state, local school system, and individual school levels, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, socioeconomic status, grade level, and English language proficiency.

"High-suspending" schools are defined as elementary schools suspending 10% or more of students in each subgroup, or secondary schools suspending 25% or more of students in each subgroup.

Department must maintain a risk ratio and state comparison threshold of 2.0 to identify schools with disproportionate disciplinary impact on student subgroups.

Schools identified as high-suspending or having disproportionate impact must submit corrective action plans to the State Board, with requirements to reduce the problem within 1 year and eliminate it within 3 years.

Effective July 1, 2026, with annual publication of corrective action plans and disproportionality data beginning October 1, 2028.