MD SB282

Total appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027 exceed $13 billion across state agencies, with Aid to Education receiving the largest share at $12,038,424,885 ($7.87 billion General Fund, $2.79 billion Special Fund, $1.38 billion Federal Fund)

Disparity Grants to local governments total $203,599,585, with a contingent reduction of $26,996,721 if legislation passes to fund grants at fiscal 2026 levels

Judiciary receives $859,147,491 total appropriation, including $289,977,190 for District Court operations, $164,681,553 for Clerks of Circuit Court, and $18,370,000 for major IT development projects

Blueprint for Maryland's Future education programs funded at significant levels: Concentration of Poverty Grants ($572,675,214), Education Effort Adjustment ($166,644,357), Transition Grants ($41,549,281), and College and Career Readiness ($30,866,029)

Child Care Assistance Grants appropriated at $551,364,599, with Food Services Program receiving $518,395,799 (primarily federal funds at $500,099,135)

BOOST scholarship program for students eligible for free/reduced lunch to attend nonpublic schools receives $9,000,000, with strict nondiscrimination requirements prohibiting discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or gender identity

Public Service Commission receives $118,300,089 in special funds, with $100,000,000 contingent upon legislation expanding allowable uses of the Strategic Energy Investment Fund

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services receives substantial FY 2026 deficiency appropriations totaling tens of millions for salary shortfalls, turnover alignment, and FY 2025 operational shortfalls across all correctional institutions

General Assembly operations funded at $163,586,973, Office of the Public Defender at $173,779,642, and Office of the Attorney General at $94,380,487

Multiple contingent reductions built into appropriations, including $36,216,177 reduction to State Share of Foundation Program contingent on legislation reducing State share of K-12 teacher retirement costs