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Public School Employees - Whistleblower Protection - Civil Actions

Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)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

Repealing a prerequisite that a public school employee who is subject to a certain prohibited personnel action relating to an act of whistleblowing must exhaust any administrative remedies before instituting a civil action against a public school employer; requiring a public school employer to provide an administrative remedial process and to complete the process within 30 days after the employee files an initial complaint; requiring a public school employee to notify the superintendent of schools of any intent to file a civil action; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJOHNSON, SEANlobbyistMSEAPosition only
FAVjohnson, seanlobbyistmseaWritten (PDF)
FAVDOVE, TINAIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Ivey, Delegate IveylegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVMCCORMICK, CORLIEIndividualPosition only
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMABEOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1
MABEUNF 1
mseaFAV 1
MSEAFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJOHNSON, SEANMSEARegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVjohnson, seanmseaRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education