County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools – Discrimination – Prohibition
Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Human RelationsStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a county board, public or nonpublic prekindergarten programs, and public or nonpublic primary or secondary schools that receive State funds from discriminating against a person because of certain factors, refusing enrollment of, expelling, or withholding privileges from any student or prospective student because of certain factors, from taking a certain retaliatory action; providing certain penalties; etc.
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Testimony (27)
MGA witness listFAV 25FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MARGOLIS, LES LIE | EAC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | WALMSLEY, KEITHlobbyist | MD DDC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | jordan, lisaelobbyist | Maryland coalition against sexual assault | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Maryew | Secular Coalition for Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkerson, alicelobbyist | aclu md | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | holness, toni | aclu md | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | procopio, mark | freestate justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | dove, tina | msea | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice md | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | campa, nicolle | pflag | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Raynes, Sandy Gold | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stevens, ken | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | advisory council, MD youth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | campaign, human rights | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | main, alex | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | margolis, leslielobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | maryland, trans recognition | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcbride, Eli | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | of Montgomery County, lgbtq dems | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | pflag, salisbury | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | raynes, sandy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | safran, stephanie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | SADWIN, RABBI ARIEL | MD CAPE \ AGUDATH ISRAEL | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | O'DAY, GARRETTlobbyist | MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCE | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
aclu mdFAV 2
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
EACFAV 1
freestate justiceFAV 1
MD DDCFAV 1
mseaFAV 1
naral pro choice mdFAV 1
pflagFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVWALMSLEY, KEITHMD DDCRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…
FAVjordan, lisaeMaryland coalition against sexual assaultRegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence