Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Students in Foster Care or Homeless Youth
What this bill does
Requiring a county board of education to waive certain high school graduation requirements that are in addition to high school graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education for a student in foster care or who is a homeless youth if while in grade 11 or 12 the student transfers into the local school system from a different system in the State; prohibiting a county board from waiving certain requirements if it makes a finding that the student is reasonably capable of completing certain graduation requirements; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | ACY | Position only |
| FAV | White, Rachel | ACY | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DHS, DHS | DHS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | THOMPSON, LOVETTE | FOSTER CARE ALUMNI ASSOC | Position only |
| FAV | Lofgren, Ingrid | HPRP | Position only |
| FAV | FORTUNE, GINGER | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Washington, Senator Washingtonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | MABE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | JOHNSTON, JAMES | DJS | Written (PDF) |