HB 743

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile SB 558

Universal School Start Act of 2020

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, a county board of education to set the start date of the school year for schools in the county not earlier than the first Tuesday after Labor Day; authorizing a county board to grant a school a certain waiver from a certain requirement for good cause as established by the State Board of Education in regulations; requiring the State Board to adopt certain regulations; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	jones, susan	HMRA	Written (PDF)
FAV	horne, libby	Haines	Written (PDF)
FAV	gulshen, jason	Holiday Inn Oceanfront	Written (PDF)
FAV	carter, deb	MD Assoc. of Campgrounds	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	MD Hotel and Lodging Association	Position only
FAV	Riehl, Chris	MD Tourism Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Toomey, Ruth	MTC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	pursel, melanie	OC Chamber of commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	lane, holly	farrett county chamber of commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	meehan, rick	mayor town of ocean city	Written (PDF)
FAV	pursel, melanie	ocean city chamber of commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	gosselin, debbie	watermark	Position only
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Position only
FAV	brainard, jeff	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	erline, jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	keane, ali	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	mitchell, keifferlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	savage, juliet	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
UNF	johnson, seanlobbyist	msea	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

farrett county chamber of commerceFAV 1

HainesFAV 1

HMRAFAV 1

Holiday Inn OceanfrontFAV 1

MABEUNF 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

mayor town of ocean cityFAV 1

MD Assoc. of CampgroundsFAV 1

MD Hotel and Lodging AssociationFAV 1

MD Tourism CoalitionFAV 1

mseaUNF 1

MTCFAV 1

OC Chamber of commerceFAV 1

ocean city chamber of commerceFAV 1

watermarkFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRohrer, AmyMD Hotel and Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

FAVmitchell, keifferRegistered for: Allan Myers, MD, Inc.; Armis; Bentley Systems; Coach USA Inc; College Board; Findhelp…

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

UNFjohnson, seanmseaRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association