2023 Legislative Session
MABE's 2023 Legislative Positions and Priorities focus on advocacy for local board governance and adequate and equitable state and local funding. MABE has adopted position statements on other major policy issues such as student health, school safety, special education, school facilities, collective bargaining, and vouchers.
MABE's Legislative Committee is led by Karen Yoho, Chair (Frederick Co.), and Brenda Wolff, Vice-Chair (Montgomery Co.), and includes members from all 24 local boards.
During the 2023 session, MABE leadership and staff provided written and oral testimony to the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates reflecting these positions and actions taken by the Legislative Committee.
- The 2023 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 and adjourned “sine die” 90 days later at midnight on Monday, April 10, 2023.
- MABE's 2023 Session Summary Presentation and (pdf) as of (4/20/23).
For more information, contact John R. Woolums, MABE’s Director of Governmental Relations.
Legislative Positions
MABE's Legislative Positions & Priorities for the 2023 Session include position statements on the following major policy areas:
Priority Issues
MABE’s top priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session include:
Support for governance authority for local boards of education to adopt education policies and school system budgets reflecting local priorities and resources.
- MABE supports broad discretion for local board decision-making authority in exercising legislative, judicial, and executive functions in accord with state and federal law and principles of equity and excellence for all students. Specifically, MABE advocates that state and local initiatives not reduce local board governance or budgetary authority or create unfunded mandates.
Support for full State funding for Maryland’s outstanding public schools.
- MABE supports annual state and local education budgets commensurate with the full costs of implementing new and enhanced statutory and regulatory requirements and expectations. Specifically, MABE advocates for sustained increases in state and local funding in FY 2024 and beyond to support the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future law to fulfill Maryland’s constitutional duty to adopt and fund a school funding system that ensures equity and excellence in every school and college and career readiness for every student.
Support for increased State funding for school construction and renovation projects.
- MABE supports annual state and local capital and operating budgets commensurate with the costs of designing, building, renovating, operating, and maintaining high quality learning environments for each student in our 1,400 public schools. Specifically, MABE advocates for a state capital improvement program of at least $450 million in addition to the Built to Learn program to expand Prekindergarten and Career and Technical Education school facilities called for by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and to support other locally prioritized school facility needs.
Support for sustained and increased local government investments in education.
- Funding from Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City plays a critical role in the success of public education programs, services, and facilities. Specifically, MABE advocates for state laws mandating investments of local property and income tax revenues in public education, including a strong “maintenance of effort” guarantee that local funding must be sustained and increased from year to year.
Bill Status Report
During the 2023 session, MABE monitored all education-related bills and providing weekly bill tracking reports including bill status, hearing schedules, and MABE’s positions.
MABE Bill Status Report (April 14, 2023)
MABE Testimony & Correspondence
During the 2023 session, MABE will provide written and oral testimony to the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates reflecting positions in accordance with the association’s Continuing Resolutions, Legislative Priorities and Positions, and actions taken by the Legislative Committee.
- MABE wrote to Governor-Elect Wes Moore to request his consideration of several funding and policy issues relating to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the FY 2024 State Budget. Key issues raised in the letter include: Prekindergarten expansion, enrollment, inflation, college and career readiness, student behavioral health, and governance and accountability. (Jan. 3, 2023)
- MABE and the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM) wrote a joint letter to Governor-Elect Wes Moore sharing our commonly held state education budget concerns and requesting his support to address them in the upcoming fiscal year. (Dec. 30, 2022) This letter addresses:
(1) a hold harmless funding request to address persistent declining enrollment;
(2) a targeted legislative change to the Blueprint formula to include special education, English Language Learners (ELL), and students experiencing homelessness in PreK funding;
(3) inflationary adjustments for general operating and capital funding;
(4) capital planning needs for PreK and Career Technical Education (CTE) to fulfill the vision of the Blueprint; and
(5) funding for a designated Blueprint Coordinator in each local school system.
- MABE joined the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo), Maryland Municipal League (MML), and Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland (PSSAM) in a letter to the Maryland Secretary of Labor on concerns our organizations share about the planning and pending implementation of the Time to Care Act. "While we value the goals of the Time to Care Act, local governments have deep trepidations about the feasibility of the law’s implementation timeline and requirements." (Dec. 20, 2022)
2023 Bill Testimony
House Bills
House Bill 5
TITLE: Education – Playground Accessibility – Communication Boards
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 69
TITLE: Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required
Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 78
TITLE: Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements
POSITION: Support With Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 81
TITLE: Community Development Administration - Live Near Where You Teach
Program – Establishment
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 26, 2023
COMMITTEE: Environment and Transportation
House Bill 82
TITLE: Maryland Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Programs -
School-Based Behavioral Health Services - Reimbursement
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Health and Government Operations
House Bill 85
TITLE: Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 99
TITLE: Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 119
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education
Framework - Established
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 165
TITLE: General Provisions – Standard Time – Year-Round Daylight Saving Time
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Health and Government Operations
House Bill 203
TITLE: Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 2, 2023
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
House Bill 226
TITLE: Criminal Law – Person in a Position of Authority – Sexual Offenses With a Minor
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
House Bill 266
TITLE: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator and Epinephrine Availability
and Use - Policies
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 272
TITLE: Public School Systems - Performance Audits - Office of the Inspector General
for Education
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 290
TITLE: Public Health - Dental Services - Access
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Health and Government Operations
House Bill 294
TITLE: Education - Due Process Hearings for Children with Disabilities -
Burden of Proof
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 343
TITLE: Education - Public School Athletics - Basketball Schedule
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
Date: March 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy and the Environment
House Bill 350
TITLE: Public Schools - Reporting of Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and
Harassment (Report Act of 2023)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 359
TITLE: Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Teams and Sports – Designation
Based on Biological Sex (Save Women’s Sports Act)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 375
TITLE: Education - Coaches - Mental Health Training
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
Date: March 29, 2023
COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy and the Environment
House Bill 448
TITLE: Nonpublic Education - Special Education Placements - Renaming and
Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act)
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 458
TITLE: Public School Construction - Programs, Approvals, and Administration - Alterations
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 461
TITLE: Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program -
Human and Sex Trafficking
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 469
TITLE: Children with Disabilities - Special Education Services - Eligibility
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 488
TITLE: Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health
Professionals in Public Schools
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means and Appropriations
House Bill 510
TITLE: Public Schools - Length of School Year and Innovative School Scheduling
Models - Revisions
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 514
TITLE: Education - Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program -
Annual Appropriation
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 28, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 515
TITLE: Public Schools – Active Shooter Safety Drills – Requirements
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 546
TITLE: Education - Service Year Option Program - Establishment
(Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023)
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 21, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 569
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program –
Established (Maryland Universal School Choice Act)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 576
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Policies on Bullying, Harassment, or
Intimidation - Revisions
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 598
TITLE: Education - Funding for General Education Programs - Definition Alterations
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 16, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 603
TITLE: Nonpublic Schools - School Health Services Program - Eligibility for Participation
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 628
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs –
Universal Expansion
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 649
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 737
TITLE: Alternative Education Options - Right to Learn and Broadening Options and
Opportunities for Students Today Programs (Right to Learn Act of 2023)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 739
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2023)
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 770
TITLE: Publicly Funded Full-Day Prekindergarten Program - Tier I Child -
Alteration of Definition
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 782
TITLE: Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education -
Powers and Notifications
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 849
TITLE: School Bus Stops - Violations - Enforcement and Safety Measures
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 29, 2023
COMMITTEE: Senate Judicial Proceedings
House Bill 878
TITLE: Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - Policy and Access
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 29, 2023
COMMITTEE: Senate Education, Energy and the Environment
House Bill 880
TITLE: Education - Public Middle Schools - Course on Collateral Consequences of
a Criminal Conviction
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 883
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education – Public School Employees – Job Duties and
Salaries
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 888
TITLE: Education - Early Childhood Education Teachers - Qualifications
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 900
TITLE: Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 9, 2023
COMMITTEE: Environment and Transportation
House Bill 935
TITLE: Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer
Science or Computer Programming Course
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 960
TITLE: Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum
Requirement
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 961
TITLE: State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 983
TITLE: Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer
Science or Computer Programming Course
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 984
TITLE: Public Employee Relations Act
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 988
TITLE: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Economic Matters
House Bill 1054
TITLE: School Health and Vision Services - Screenings and Eye Examinations
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1105
TITLE: Public Schools – Water Safety and Swimming Course – Established
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1110
TITLE: Education - Peace and Conflict Studies - High School Course
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1114
TITLE: Education - Crimes on School Grounds - Application
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1164
TITLE: Public Schools - Expanded American History - Development of Content Standards and Implementation
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1196
TITLE: County Boards of Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Implementation
Coordinator – Salary Grant
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 1202
TITLE: Public Schools – Curriculum and Instructional Materials
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1203
TITLE: County Boards of Education and Public Schools - Committees and Task
Forces - Open Meetings Act
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1211
TITLE: Education - Compensatory Education - Maryland Neighborhood Tier
System Calculation
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Appropriations
House Bill 1219
TITLE: Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
House Bill 1234
TITLE: Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means and Appropriations
House Bill 1237
TITLE: Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means and Judiciary
Senate Bills
Senate Bill 11
TITLE: Motor Vehicles - Establishment of School Zones
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: House Environment & Transportation
Senate Bill 21
TITLE: Criminal Law - Person in a Position of Authority - Sexual Offenses With a Minor
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Judicial Proceedings
Senate Bill 95
TITLE: Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks -
Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 109
TITLE: Interagency Commission on School Construction – Systemic Renovation Projects – Eligibility
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 19, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 120
TITLE: Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements
POSITION: Support With Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 121
TITLE: More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 127
TITLE: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Student FAFSA Data - Reporting Requirement
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: January 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 149
TITLE: Education - Curriculum - Unit of Instruction on September 11, 2001, Terrorist
Attacks Requirement
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 199
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education
Framework - Established
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 201
TITLE: Maryland Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Programs -
School-Based Behavioral Health Services - Reimbursement
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 206
TITLE: Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 9, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 237
TITLE: Public Health - Dental Services - Access
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 238
TITLE: Public High Schools - Financial Literacy - Curriculum, Graduation
Requirement, and Professional Development
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 8, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 268
TITLE: General Provisions – Full Year Daylight Savings Time
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and Environment
Senate Bill 291
TITLE: Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 16, 2023
COMMITTEE: Judicial Proceedings
Senate Bill 316
TITLE: Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy and the Environment
Senate Bill 321
TITLE: Public Schools - Length of School Year and Innovative School Scheduling
Models - Revisions
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 338
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Extended School Year Innovation
Grant
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 355
TITLE: Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 23, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 367
TITLE: Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 16, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance and Education, Energy and the Environment
Senate Bill 419
TITLE: Nonpublic Schools - School Health Services Program - Eligibility for Participation
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 482
TITLE: Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health
Professionals in Public Schools
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy and the Environment
Senate Bill 551
TITLE: Education - Service Year Option Program - Establishment
(Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023)
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy and the Environment
Senate Bill 557
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs –
Universal Expansion
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 559
TITLE: Education - Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program -
Annual Appropriation
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 573
TITLE: School Health and Vision Services - Screenings and Eye Examinations
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 609
TITLE: Education - Early Childhood Education Teachers - Qualifications
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 610
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 614
TITLE: Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke
Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 21, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 628
TITLE: School-Based Health Centers – Services, Infrastructure, and Funding
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 28, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance and Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 629
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Policies on Bullying, Harassment, or
Intimidation - Revisions
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 22, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 646
TITLE: School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 668
TITLE: Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 23, 2023
COMMITTEE: House Ways and Means and Economic Matters
Senate Bill 677
TITLE: Maryland Center for School Safety – Statewide Secure Schools Emergency
Response Program – Established
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: February 24, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 735
TITLE: Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 29, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget & Taxation
Senate Bill 791
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education – Public School Employees – Job Duties and
Salaries
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 799
TITLE: Public Schools - Cyber Safety Guide - Development, Usage, and Reporting
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 14, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 809
TITLE: Education - Public School Employees - Parental Leave
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 2, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 820
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 828
TITLE: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 2, 2023
COMMITTEE: Finance
Senate Bill 829
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements
POSITION: Support with Amendments
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 1, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 835
TITLE: Public Schools – Heating, Ventilation, and Air–Conditioning Systems and
Carbon Dioxide Monitors – Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 869
TITLE: Primary and Secondary Education – Concentration of Poverty School
Grant Program – Eligibility
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 879
TITLE: Job Help for All
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 28, 2023
COMMITTEE: Budget & Taxation
Senate Bill 893
TITLE: Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Senate Bill 913
TITLE: Publicly Funded Full-Day Prekindergarten Program - Tier I Child -
Alteration of Definition
POSITION: Support
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 7, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate Bill 926
TITLE: Education - Due Process Hearings for Children with Disabilities -
Burden of Proof
POSITION: Oppose
MABE Testimony
DATE: March 15, 2023
COMMITTEE: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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