SB 794

County Boards of Education - Establishing Regional Career and Technical Education Schools - Authority

Sponsor: Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (District 36)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 583 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the county boards of education in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties to establish a regional Career and Technical Education (CTE) school to provide career and technical education programs to public high school students in the counties; requiring a regional CTE school to operate under the terms of a certain collective bargaining agreement; requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to study and develop a certain cost-share formula for certain county boards of education; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Zinsmeister, Robert	Associated Builders and Contractors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arentz, Steven	Eastern Shore Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arentz, Steven	Eastern Shore Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brigettelobbyist	MD Work Force Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klinefelter, Marshall	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakata, Michael	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Larry	President, Caroline County Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mason, Thomas	President, County Commissioners of Kent County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, James	President, County Commissioners of Queen Anne's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parks, Jesse	QA Economic Development Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saelens, Patricia	Superintendent, Caroline County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kozel, Kenneth	UM Shore Regional Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	o'keeffe, kevinlobbyist	iec chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Clifford	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hershey, Senator Hersheylegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FWA	Coppersmith, Dr. Clifford	Chesapeake College	Oral + Written (PDF)