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HB 155

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County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Human RelationsStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a county board, public prekindergarten program, primary or secondary school, or nonpublic prekindergarten program or primary or secondary school that receives State funds from discriminating against a person, refusing enrollment of a prospective student, expelling a current student, or withholding privileges from certain individuals, or taking certain retaliatory actions on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVYoung, CaylinACLU of MarylandOral
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaMaster, JeremyFreeState JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMooney, KimberlyGLSENWritten (PDF)
FAVPark, LizMD Association of Youth Service BureausWritten (PDF)
FAVDove, SpencerMaryland Commission on Civil RightsWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkins, JheanelleMaryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVDove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchlehofer, MichelePFLAG Salisbury Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandPosition only
FAVWilkerson, AlicelobbyistStrong Future MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBlalock, IsabelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Wilkins, Delegate WilkinslegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVNalley, JustinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWedderien, LewIndividualOral
UNFO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMD Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
UNFSadwin, AriellobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWAGardiner, ShamoyialobbyistStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAHurewitz, JoelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHurewitz, JoelIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHurewitz, JoelIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland
UNFO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
UNFSadwin, ArielRegistered for: Agudath Israel of Maryland
FWAGardiner, ShamoyiaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence