Education – Bilingual Learner Prekindergarten Grant Program
Sponsor: Delegate CainCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Bilingual Learner Prekindergarten Grant Program to provide county boards of education with grants to assist in creating pilot programs to facilitate bilingual education for prekindergarten students; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2022, to include $1,000,000 for the Program in the annual budget bill; requiring the State Department of Education to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022, and each December thereafter concerning the Program; etc.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hartford, Shelley | AACPS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rock, Melissa | Advocates for Children and Youth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solano, Maritza | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, MD | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cain, Delegate Cainlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SUSSKIND, MCPS BOE | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |