Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced Saturday morning that the first bill introduced next legislative session will be to dramatically increase funding for public school construction.
In a speech to the Legislative Black Caucus, Jones said House Bill 1 next year will provide an increase of $2 billion in state funding for school construction over a decade.
The House of Delegates passed a similar bill this past legislative session, but it died in the Senate.
Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, was the keynote speaker at the Legislative Black Caucus’ Annual Unity Breakfast in Greenbelt on Saturday. According to the text of her speech, Jones planned to emphasize ending educational disparities between children of different races. Jones is the first woman and African-American elected as speaker in Maryland.
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