MD HB390

Total K-12 Education Aid appropriates $12.04 billion across general ($7.87B), special ($2.79B), and federal ($1.38B) funds, including $572.7 million for the Concentration of Poverty Grant Program and $542 million for Limited English Proficient programs

Blueprint for Maryland's Future funding includes $41.5 million in transition grants, $284 million for prekindergarten through special funds, and $166.6 million for Education Effort Adjustment

Students with disabilities programs receive $898 million, encompassing the formula ($691.1M), non-public placements ($125.5M), autism waiver ($62.1M), and infants/toddlers ($19.2M), with provisions allowing funds to return children from out-of-state placements

Child care and early childhood programs total over $606 million, including $551.4 million for Child Care Assistance Grants and $55 million for At-Risk Early Childhood Grants

Judiciary appropriation totals $859.1 million, with $289.9 million for District Court, $164.7 million for Clerks of Circuit Court, and $106.7 million for Circuit Court Judges

Disparity Grants to local governments set at $203.6 million from general funds, with a contingent reduction of $27 million if legislation passes to maintain fiscal 2026 funding levels

Public Safety deficiency appropriations address correctional facility shortfalls totaling tens of millions across institutions, including $15 million for MCI-Jessup salary/fringe shortfalls and $2.9 million for Patuxent Institution housing unit renovation

BOOST scholarship program receives $9 million for students eligible for free/reduced lunch to attend nonpublic schools, with strict nondiscrimination requirements prohibiting discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or gender identity

Public Service Commission receives $118.3 million, with $100 million contingent upon legislation expanding Strategic Energy Investment Fund allowable uses

Assessment and administrative deficiencies include $12.2 million for State Department of Education assessment contract costs and various salary/fringe shortfall corrections across multiple agencies