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Student Education Equity Grant Program - Established (Student Education Equity in Funding Act)

Sponsor: Delegate CoxCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Student Education Equity Grant Program in the State Department of Education to provide grants to eligible students to attend an open public or nonpublic school approved to operate in the State; authorizing students whose assigned school is not open to apply to the Department for a grant to be used for expenses to attend an open school; requiring the Department to establish an application process, distribute grants, enter into certain agreements, provide certain information to students, and use certain funds; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHaislip, Alexis10th grade studentOral
FAVCox, DanMember, House of Delegates, Maryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVCox, DelegateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCox, DelegateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCox, DelegateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCox, DelegateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Cox, Delegate CoxlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVHaislip, Alexis HaislipIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMarr, ChristineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMcavoy, VinceIndividualOral
FAVOlson, ChristinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWindsor, AmandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFNalley, JustinIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOElliott, Richard DeShayPrince George's County Young DemocratsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education