Maryland HB355 mandates age-appropriate education on sexual abuse and assault, including human and sex trafficking awareness, in public and nonpublic.

Maryland HB355 requires the State Board and each nonpublic school to develop and implement a program of age-appropriate education on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault. This program must be taught by trained teachers and incorporated into the health curriculum for students in grades through 8, including material on human and sex trafficking. The State Board shall adopt regulations to carry out these provisions, which take effect July 1, 2026.

Maryland HB355 mandates age-appropriate education on sexual abuse and assault, including human and sex trafficking awareness, in public and nonpublic.

Maryland HB355 requires the State Board and each nonpublic school to develop and implement a program of age-appropriate education on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault. This program must be taught by trained teachers and incorporated into the health curriculum for students in grades through 8, including material on human and sex trafficking. The State Board shall adopt regulations to carry out these provisions, which take effect July 1, 2026.