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Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for All Students in Maryland
Authorizing the Commission on Civil Rights to enforce a prohibition against discrimination and retaliation in educational institutions based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or marital status; establishing the powers, duties, and limitations of the authority of the Commission on Civil Rights to enforce the prohibition against educational discrimination; establishing a private right of action; etc…
This bill expands anti-discrimination protections covering all students including transgender youth, with a private right of action. GLSEN actively advocated for Maryland Senate committee passage.
HB 649. Passed House 100-35 on March 23, 2026. Senate hearing April 1, 2026. Current session priority.
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