Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment
Sponsor: Delegate CainCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Restorative Schools Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; providing that a distribution from the Fund is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of existing funding; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 17Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Advocates for Children and Youth | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stone, Heather | Afya School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mcgill, Jon | Baltimore Curriculum Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Srerrette, Dawana | Baltimore School Board | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Center to Reform School Discipline | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | King, John | Education Trust | Position only |
| FAV | king, john | Education Trust | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | MABE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hutton, Ellen | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Posey-Moss, Marla | Maryland PTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snyder, Greg | Maryland School Psychologists' Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Koch, Christina | UMD Positive Schools Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Tina | msea | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cain, Delegate Cainlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AACPSFAV 1
Afya SchoolFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Education TrustFAV 2
MABEFAV 1
Maryland PTAFAV 1
mseaFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaAdvocates for Children and YouthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaCenter to Reform School DisciplineRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence