HB 1

Built to Learn Act of 2020

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 20 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020, to include in the annual budget certain supplemental funding to be used for certain educational purposes; etc.

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Testimony (61)

MGA witness list

FAV 42FavorableFWA 19Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Marietta	AFT - Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matthewlobbyist	Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pratt, Joan	Baltimore City Comptroller	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, Jr., John	Baltimore County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, John	Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	SANTELISES, DR SONJA	CITY SCHOOLS CEO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	Compass obo SEIU 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Glassman, Barrylobbyist	Harford County	Position only
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SCHUMITZ, KALIlobbyist	MARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Michele	MCCPTA	Oral
FAV	Battle, Edna	Maryland PTA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland School Psychologists' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Bernard C. "Jack"	Mayor of Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Wenger, Melanie	MoCo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Godwin, Gigi	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudley, Theresa	PG County Education Assn	Position only
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Panel of County Executives	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Panel of County Executives	Position only
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Panel of County Executives	Position only
FAV	Glassman, Barrylobbyist	Panel of County Executives	Position only
FAV	Olszewski, John	Panel of County Executives	Position only
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Panel of County Executives	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County	Position only
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	palmer, mathew	governors office	Written (PDF)
FAV	palmer, mathew	governors office	Written (PDF)
FAV	johnson, seanlobbyist	msea	Written (PDF)
FAV	prouty, doug	msea	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Individual	Position only
FAV	Evans, Shebra	Individual	Position only
FAV	Goldson, Monica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Sidney	Individual	Position only
FAV	Smith, Jack	Individual	Position only
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Position only
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Position only
FAV	Stegman, Matthewlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wenger, Melanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ferretto, Lisa	AIA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Parts, Chris	AIA MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hershkowitz, Steven	CCAN Action Fund	Written (PDF)
FWA	Doo, Peter	Doo Consulting	Position only
FWA	Adams, Earl	Firstdloor	Oral
FWA	Stebbins, Dana	Firstfloor	Position only
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jabin, Drew	MACo	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sanderson, Michael	MACo	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Susskind, Danielle	MoCo board of ed.	Written (PDF)
FWA	ENRIGHT, PATRIC	SELF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	TAYLOR, MAREN	U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL	Written (PDF)
FWA	Berman, Sara	U.S. Green Building Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Conway, Diana	WDC	Position only
FWA	guido, jeff	baltimore dc building trades council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	cade, ardath	washing county board of ed	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AACPSFAV 2

AFT - MarylandFAV 1

AIAFWA 1

AIA MDFWA 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Baltimore City ComptrollerFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

baltimore dc building trades councilFWA 1

CCAN Action FundFWA 1

CITY SCHOOLS CEOFAV 1

Compass obo SEIU 500FAV 1

Doo ConsultingFWA 1

FirstdloorFWA 1

FirstfloorFWA 1

Frederick CountyFAV 1

governors officeFAV 2

Harford CountyFAV 1

Howard County ExecutiveFAV 1

MABEFWA 2

MACoFWA 2

MARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICYFAV 1

Maryland PTAFAV 1

Maryland School Psychologists' AssociationFAV 1

Mayor of BaltimoreFAV 1

MCCPTAFAV 1FWA 1

MoCoFAV 1

MoCo board of ed.FWA 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

mseaFAV 2

Panel of County ExecutivesFAV 6

PG County Education AssnFAV 1

Prince George's CountyFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

SELFFWA 1

U.S. Green Building CouncilFWA 1

U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCILFWA 1

washing county board of edFWA 1

WDCFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVStegman, MatthewBaltimore City AdministrationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

FAVCyphers, MoiraCompass obo SEIU 500Registered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FAVGlassman, BarryHarford CountyRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FAVSCHUMITZ, KALIMARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICYRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVPeters, SarahMaryland School Psychologists' AssociationRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FAVGlassman, BarryPanel of County ExecutivesRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FAVjohnson, seanmseaRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVStegman, MatthewRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

FWAWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education