Maryland House Bill 189: Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Requiring, beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness of sleep deprivation and later school start times.

Latest action

Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-01-22)

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