SB 367

State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach

Sponsor: Senator WashingtonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative in the State Department of Education to expand the use of the trauma-informed approach used in schools and intensively train schools on becoming trauma-informed schools; requiring the Department to develop and distribute certain guidelines and to develop a website on the trauma informed approach; requiring, on or before July 1, 2020, the Department to select one school each from certain areas to receive intensive training on the trauma-informed approach; etc.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jefferson, Staceylobbyist	BHS Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lane, Wendy	CPMC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Irwin, Laura	Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	MARGOLIS, LESLIElobbyist	EAC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Worley, Leslie	Family First Counseling Psychiatry Group	Position only
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Life Bridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maiorana, Ruth	MD Assoc. of County Health Officers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Pam	MD Assoc. of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Andy	MD Boys and Girls Clubs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MDAAP	Position only
FAV	Martin, Dan	MHAMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, A	MPGB	Written (PDF)
FAV	Christy, Dr. Donna	MSEA	Position only
FAV	Dove, Tina	MSEA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Tommy	Maryland Psychiatric Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lara	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Petry, Dr. Brad	Maryland School Psychologists' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, alicelobbyist	Marylanders to prevent gun violence	Position only
FAV	Irwin, Laura	MoCo	Position only
FAV	Wilson, Anne	Private Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCracken, Molly	Student - UM SSW	Oral
FAV	Jacobs, Donna	UMMS	Written (PDF)
FAV	faulkner, rachael	lcpcm	Written (PDF)
FAV	lombardi, joycelobbyist	lifebridge health	Oral
FAV	newgent, carolann	lifebridge health	Oral
FAV	rosenberg, adam	lifebridge health	Position only
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baltimore, ACLU	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kim, Andrea	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, Senator Washingtonlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	martin, gail	nasw	Written (PDF)
FWA	SUSSKIND, MCPS BOE	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Shek, Heather	MD Dept of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BHS BaltimoreFAV 1

Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

CPMCFAV 1

EACFAV 1

Family First Counseling Psychiatry GroupFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

lcpcmFAV 1

Life Bridge HealthFAV 1

lifebridge healthFAV 3

MABEFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Psychiatric SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland School Psychologists' AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders to prevent gun violenceFAV 1

MD Assoc. of County Health OfficersFAV 1

MD Assoc. of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

MD Boys and Girls ClubsFAV 1

MD Dept of HealthINFO 1

MDAAPFAV 1

MHAMDFAV 1

MoCoFAV 1

MPGBFAV 1

MSEAFAV 2

naral pro choice marylandFAV 1

naswFWA 1

Private CitizenFAV 1

Student - UM SSWFAV 1

UMMSFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson, StaceyBHS BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVMARGOLIS, LESLIEEACRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVWilkerson, aliceMarylanders to prevent gun violenceRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVlombardi, joycelifebridge healthRegistered for: Center for Hope