HB 184

Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to award attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a certain special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and related costs to certain parents in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; and authorizing an award of attorney's fees and related costs to a parent of a child with a disability who is a prevailing party under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Lettie	Loud Voices Together	Position only
FAV	Stanley, Ronetta	Loud Voices Together	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Posey-Moss, Marla	MDPTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	van Stone, Maureen	Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Sarah	Parent Advisory Consortium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kitzinger, Rosemary	Parent Advocate Carroll County	Position only
FAV	Kolp, Ande	The Arc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Luedtke, Delegate Luedtkelegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sherman, Tracy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wambach, Tammy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Howe, Joshlobbyist	Compass obo MD Association for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jarashow, Ron	MD Association for Justice	Position only
UNF	Jones, Tyler	MD Judiciary	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

Compass obo MD Association for JusticeUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Loud Voices TogetherFAV 2

MABEUNF 1

Maryland Center for Developmental DisabilitiesFAV 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

MD Association for JusticeUNF 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

MDPTAFAV 1

Parent Advisory ConsortiumFAV 1

Parent Advocate Carroll CountyFAV 1

The ArcFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFHowe, JoshCompass obo MD Association for JusticeRegistered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.

UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education