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HB 603

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County Boards of Education - Establishing Regional Career and Technical Education Schools - Authority

Sponsor: Jefferson L. Ghrist (District 36)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the county boards of education in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties to establish a regional Career and Technical Education (CTE) school to provide career and technical education programs to public high school students in the counties; requiring a regional CTE school to operate under the terms of a certain collective bargaining agreement; requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to study and develop a certain cost-share formula for certain county boards of education; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVZinsmeister, RobertAssociated Builders and ContractorsWritten (PDF)
FAVKlinefelter, MarshallMaryland Asphalt AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVgraf, lorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVSakata, MichaelMaryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Ghrist, Delegate GhristlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVQUINN, CLIFFORDIndividualOral
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
FWACoppersmith, Dr. CliffordChesapeake CollegeOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVgraf, loriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins