SB 791

County Boards of Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policies and Reports

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: 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

Requiring each county board of education to establish a certain policy to support certain goals and improve the educational outcomes of pregnant and parenting students, collect and track certain data, and, on or before June 1 each year, beginning in 2021, submit the data in a certain manner to the University of Maryland Institute for Innovation and Implementation; requiring the Institute to analyze the data and submit certain reports to the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2024; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist	Advocates for Children and Youth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Salano, Maritza	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	MD Family Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	MDAAP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kittleman, Trent	MGA Women's Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kim, Veronica	Mt Hebron HS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torres, Jenny	NARAL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL CPMC CRSD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hazuka, Margaret	National Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams-Muhammad, Andrea	Nzuri Malkia Birth Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	Women's Law Ctr MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	elliott, robynlobbyist	acnm	Written (PDF)
FAV	Belizaire, Mona-Lee	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Judith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	SUSSKIND, MCPS BOE	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Candelaria, Margo	UMSSW	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

acnmFAV 1

Advocates for Children and YouthFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

MABEUNF 1

MD Family NetworkFAV 1

MDAAPFAV 1

MGA Women's CaucusFAV 1

Mt Hebron HSFAV 1

NARALFAV 1

NARAL CPMC CRSDFAV 1

National Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Nzuri Malkia Birth CenterFAV 1

UMSSWFWA 1

Women's Law Ctr MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaAdvocates for Children and YouthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVMacsherry, ClintonMD Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVSiri, MichelleWomen's Law Ctr MDRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVelliott, robynacnmRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education