Public Safety - Education - Firearm Funding (No Funding for Firearms Act)
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a county board of education or public school from spending any money from any source to directly or indirectly provide a teacher with a firearm or train a teacher in the use of a firearm; and providing the Act does not apply to a school-approved sport or club that makes use of firearms.
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Testimony (46)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 35Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Advocates for Children and Youth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frosh, Attorney General Brian | MD Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sweat, Tonya | MD PTA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Prouty, Doug | MSEA | Position only |
| FAV | Sweat, Tonya | Maryland PTA | Position only |
| FAV | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence | Position only |
| FAV | Prouty, Doug | msea | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Association, MD School Psychologists | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nalley, Justin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Potter, Kyle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arikan, Del | Anti Gun Bill Group | Position only |
| UNF | Weber, David | NEA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Adams, Jeffrey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benedict, Christopher | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bodine, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brulinski, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cockrum, Chris K | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cockrum, Lee W | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cox, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Faith, Derrick | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Garrison, Donald | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gilman, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hayward, Noah | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hersey, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hevener, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hundertmark, Peter | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | JURGENA, RICHARD | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Kopp, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kurzmiller, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lambert, Torrey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Libertini, Louis | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nechay, Nick | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nitzell III, George | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pollard, Cooper | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Raiford, Casey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rayner, Jeffrey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Reinert Jr., Paul | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Restucci, Marty | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Shopp, Shawn | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Simon, John | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Stefan, Garret | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Steinbacher, Steven | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | UNF - Group, HB1078 UNF | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Uphoff, William | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Anti Gun Bill GroupUNF 1
Maryland PTAFAV 1
MD Attorney GeneralFAV 1
MD PTAFAV 1
mseaFAV 1
MSEAFAV 1
NEAUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaAdvocates for Children and YouthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence