MD HB168

Establishes "educator workforce housing" as affordable housing reserved for teachers and local school system employees, making it an eligible use of Department of Housing and Community Development loans, grants, and tax credits

Designates teachers and school system employees as a "specified group" under the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and other federal affordable housing programs that use state law to determine eligibility

Expands the Housing Innovation Fund and Housing Innovation Pilot Program to include municipal corporations and county boards of education as eligible recipients of low- or no-interest loans for mixed-income and educator workforce housing development

Allows county boards of education to use land, school sites, or buildings they acquire to develop affordable housing, with "school purposes" now explicitly including educator workforce housing

Adds educator workforce housing as an eligible project type under the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program, requiring approval from at least one benefiting local school system for such projects; effective July 1, 2026