SB 1000

Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 12:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; requiring the State and each county to distribute to county boards of education certain amounts of education aid under certain programs in certain fiscal years; etc.

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Testimony (148)

MGA witness list

FAV 66FavorableFWA 56Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 18Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	AFT-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	blair, david	Accountable Health Solutions	Position only
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Baltimore City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Santelises, Dr. Sonja	Baltimore City Public Achoola	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sauls, President and CEO, Shanaysha	Baltimore Community Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Libit, Howardlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duker, Marilynn	Brightview Senior Living	Position only
FAV	Saelens, Dr. Patty	Caroline County Public Schools	Position only
FAV	Heilker, Dave	Community Organizer, City Council Candidate, Education Advocate	Oral
FAV	Pack, Corey	County Council of Talbot County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	County Executive's Panel in Support	Position only
FAV	Ball, Calvin	County Executive's Panel in Support	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	County Executive's Panel in Support	Position only
FAV	Gardner, Jan	County Executive's Panel in Support	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Glassman, Barrylobbyist	County Executive's Panel in Support	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, John	County Executive's Panel in Support	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	County Executive's Panel in Support	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Bernard	County Executive's Panel in Support	Position only
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fadely, Diane	Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rigby, Christina	Howard County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Couch, Dr. Karen	Kent County Public Schools	Position only
FAV	Hybl, Lois	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	MASBHC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Twesigye, Joy	MASBHC	Position only
FAV	KRASKA, JENNYlobbyist	MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Serafini, Senator Andrew	MGA	Position only
FAV	zito, jenny	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	MEYER, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	Maryland Center Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Fair Funding Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Downey, Ann Marie	Maryland Retired School Personnel Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldson, Dr. Monica	PGCPS	Oral
FAV	Thornton, Dr. Alvin	PGCPS	Oral
FAV	Kanfash, Noora	Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Albert	Prince GEORGE'S COUNTY Education Association	Oral
FAV	ERVIN, SAIDAH	ROLAND PARK ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ROMERIO, ANTONIO	ROLAND PARK ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Dr. Jack	Saint Marys County Public Schools	Position only
FAV	Community Members, Supportive	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	WILLIAMS, BONITA	TEACHERS DEMOCRACY PROJECT	Oral
FAV	Zelman, Rudi	The Literacy Lab	Position only
FAV	Clark, Karen	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	galvin, jeff	american gene technologies / strong schools maryland	Position only
FAV	taylor, keegan	baltimore city youth commision	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	carey, zach	bcpss	Written (PDF)
FAV	eblaghie, ethan	bcpss	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richman, Arnold	brightview senior living	Position only
FAV	zuza, leonard	calvert league of women voters	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	brown, carole	mother	Oral
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	webber, karen	open society institute baltimore	Position only
FAV	moore, william	southway builders	Position only
FAV	francaviglia, joe	strong schools maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	moore, wes	strong schools maryland	Position only
FAV	Augustine, Norman	Individual	Position only
FAV	Citizens, Concerned	Individual	Position only
FAV	DeGraffenreidt Jr., James	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

AACPSFWA 1

Accountable Health SolutionsFAV 1

ACLU-MDFWA 2

advocates for children and youthFWA 1

AFT-MarylandFAV 1

american gene technologies / strong schools marylandFAV 1

Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS)FWA 1

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore City Public AchoolaFAV 1

baltimore city youth commisionFAV 1

Baltimore Community FoundationFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNIONFWA 4

BCPS Student - The IntersectionFWA 1

bcpssFAV 2

Bellamy Genn GroupFWA 1

BERRY PATCH LEARNING CENTERFWA 1

BHSBFWA 1

brightview senior livingFAV 1

Brightview Senior LivingFAV 1

calvert league of women votersFAV 1

Caroline CountyINFO 3

Caroline County Public SchoolsFAV 1

CASAFWA 1

Catholic CharitiesFWA 1

Cecil CountyINFO 1

Charles County CommissionersFWA 1

CHILDRENS GUILDFWA 1

community christian preschoolUNF 2

Community Organizer, City Council Candidate, Education AdvocateFAV 1

County Council of Talbot CountyFAV 1

County Executive's Panel in SupportFAV 8

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFWA 1

Harford CountyFWA 1

Howard County CouncilFAV 1

JH SniderFWA 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFWA 1

Kent CountyINFO 1

Kent County Public SchoolsFAV 1

Let Them See Clearly LTSCFWA 1

LWVMDFAV 1

MABEFWA 5

MACCINFO 1

MACoINFO 1

MAREEFWA 4

Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR)FAV 1

Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools (MAPCS)FWA 1

Maryland Center Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFWA 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFWA 1

Maryland Fair Funding CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFWA 1

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Retired School Personnel AssociationFAV 1

Maryland School Psychologists' AssociationFWA 1

Maryland SenateFWA 1

Maryland Taxpayers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Workforce AllianceFWA 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

MASBHCFAV 2

MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCEFAV 1FWA 1

MD Taxpayer AssociaitonUNF 1

MD WORKFORCE ALLIANCEFWA 1

MGAFAV 1

MHAMDFWA 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

motherFAV 1

MSCCAFWA 1

MSDEINFO 1

MSEAFWA 4INFO 1

MSPAFWA 3

naral pro choice marylandFAV 1

Natl. Bd. for Professional Teaching StandardsFWA 1

open society institute baltimoreFAV 1

Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in MarylandFAV 1

PGCEAFWA 1

PGCPSFAV 2

Prince George's County CouncilFWA 1

Prince GEORGE'S COUNTY Education AssociationFAV 1

Queen Anne's CountyINFO 1

Robin Rice Child CareUNF 1

Rock Spring Childrens CenterUNF 1

ROLAND PARK ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOLFAV 2

Saint Francis International SchoolINFO 1

SAINT FRANCIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLFWA 1

Saint Marys County Public SchoolsFAV 1

San Mar Community and Family ServicesFWA 1

southway buildersFAV 1

State Board of EducationINFO 2

strong schools marylandFAV 2

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

Talbot CountyINFO 1

TEACHERS DEMOCRACY PROJECTFAV 1

The Literacy LabFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Legislative MinistryFAV 1

Washington CountyINFO 1

washington county board of educationFWA 1

Worcester County CommissionersUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRiley, DeniseAFT-MarylandRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland

FAVLibit, HowardBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVGlassman, BarryCounty Executive's Panel in SupportRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVKRASKA, JENNYMD CATHOLIC CONFERENCERegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVMEYER, CHRISTOPHERMaryland Center Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Fair Funding CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVQuinlan, MargoMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FWAOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FWAPatinella, FrankACLU-MDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FWAJefferson, StaceyBHSBRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FWAVaughan, ReganCatholic CharitiesRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FWAGlassman, BarryHarford CountyRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FWAWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWAO'DAY, GARRETTMD CATHOLIC CONFERENCERegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWADUMAIS, BRIGETTEMD WORKFORCE ALLIANCERegistered for: 1199 SEIU

FWAAltema, IrnandeMHAMDRegistered for: Maryland Independent College and University Association

FWAJOHNSON, SEANMSEARegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

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

FWADumais, BrigetteMaryland Workforce AllianceRegistered for: 1199 SEIU

FWAgardiner, shamoyiaadvocates for children and youthRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence