MD HB76

Authorizes reallocation of unused school safety grant funds to local school systems that have fully expended their initial allocation and demonstrate additional need within the same fiscal year

Maintains the existing $10,000,000 annual appropriation for school safety grants to local school systems and law enforcement agencies

Preserves the current distribution formula where grants are allocated based on each school system's proportion of total public schools in the state

Amends Section 7-1508(g) of the Maryland Education Article to add flexibility in how grant funds can be redistributed

Effective date: July 1, 2026