Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required
Sponsor: J.B. Jennings (District 7)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a Baltimore City school police officer or a school resource officer to carry a firearm while present on the premises of the school to which the officer is assigned.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | BOATWRIGHT, CLYDE | FOP | Oral |
| FAV | cannon, rev. | frederick douglass high school | Oral |
| FAV | gaskin, paris | frederick douglass high school | Oral |
| FAV | yates, da'monte | frederick douglass high school | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Jennings, Senator Jenningslegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | edwards, jalen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | epps, justine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | graves, zakiara | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | kasimu, sekou | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | mitchell, annette | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | weaver, de'asia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | whitehead, edwin | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Advocates for Children and Youth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | Coalition to Reform School Discipline | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | harren, karen | Marylanders to prevent gun violence | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Friedman, David | Student - UMSSW | Oral |
| UNF | Pulido, Gabriela | Student - UMSSW | Oral |
| UNF | dove, tina | msea | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGardiner, ShamoyiaAdvocates for Children and YouthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence