Maryland General Assembly · HB0396 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 640 (Chapter 640)

Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Became law

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners” Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom they have legal custody or care and control; requiring that applicants to be child and youth care practitioners undergo certain training; prohibiting an individual who holds a certificate as a residential child and youth care practitioner from being re

From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Jan 21, 2026

Hearing · Feb 11, 2026

Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 3, 2026

Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Feb 23, 2026

Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Feb 24, 2026

First reading, opposite house · Feb 23, 2026

Committee report, opposite house: Favorable with Amendments · Apr 9, 2026

Second reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 22, 2026

Third reading, opposite house: Passed with Amendments · Mar 23, 2026

The numbers

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate Pasteur Delegate Acevero Delegate Addison Delegate Alston Delegate Amprey Delegate Boyce Delegate Conaway Delegate Crutchfield Delegate Ebersole Delegate Embry Delegate Forbes Delegate Hill Delegate Holmes Delegate Lewis Delegate Long, J.Delegate Martinez Delegate McCaskill Delegate Mireku-North Delegate Patterson Delegate Phillips Delegate Pruski Delegate Ruff Delegate Schmidt Delegate Simmons Delegate Stein Delegate Stinnett Delegate Taveras Delegate Toles Delegate White Holland Delegate Williams Delegate Wilson Delegate WimsDelegate Young

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 640 (as of Aug 30, 2026).