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Education - Student Behavior - Parent Notice and Required Counseling (Parent Accountability Act)

Sponsor: Delegate LongCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with their child after receiving notice under certain provisions of law of certain violent and disruptive behavior; authorizing a court to order a certain parent or guardian of a student to perform certain community service; requiring a public school principal to provide certain notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in violent and disruptive behavior under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 1FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Long, Delegate LonglegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFMargolis, Leslie SeidlobbyistEducation Advocacy OrganizationWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMABEWritten (PDF)
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFShapiro, MelanielobbyistOffice of the Public DefenderPosition only
UNFgardiner, shamoyialobbyistcrsdOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSUSSKIND, MCPS BOEIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFMargolis, Leslie SeidEducation Advocacy OrganizationRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFShapiro, MelanieOffice of the Public DefenderRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
UNFgardiner, shamoyiacrsdRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence