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SB526Introduced in the Senate

Public Schools - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day - Establishment

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by Alonzo Washington, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Designating November 14 as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day to commemorate Ruby Bridges, who became the first African American student to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans, Louisiana; designating the second Wednesday in October each year as Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day to promote safe pedestrian routes to and from school; and requiring the State Department of Education to provide resources for a program of education for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and to plan Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

February 10, 2026

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  2. Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

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