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Bills/2021 Regular Session

HB 373

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Education - Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention - Hiring Emergent Employees

Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 192 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the hiring of an emergent employee by a county board of education or nonpublic school for a period not to exceed 60 days pending a review of an individual's employment history for applicants who will have direct contact with minors; authorizing a contracting agency to use an employment history review completed by a current or former employer under certain circumstances; authorizing a county board or nonpublic school to share a certain employment history review with other county boards and nonpublic schools; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSchwartz, EricCharles County Public SchoolsOral
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMD Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMD Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVRemington, ClaudiaMD State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (SCCAN)Oral
FAVWilson, Delegate C.T.Maryland General Assembly (Delegate)Written (PDF)
FAVMilio, VanessaNo More Stolen ChildhoodsOral
FAVMilio, VanessaNo More Stolen ChildhoodsWritten (PDF)
FAVBass, VanessaIndividualOral
FAVBrown, JamieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Wilson, Delegate WilsonlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Wilson, Delegate WilsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFlynn, DorieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHannun, KathyDandelion EnergyWritten (PDF)
FWAHoward County, StaffHoward County Public School SystemWritten (PDF)
FWASusskind, DanielleMoCo Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHands, ZacharyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Charles County Public SchoolsFAV 1
Dandelion EnergyFWA 1
Howard County Public School SystemFWA 1
Maryland General Assembly (Delegate)FAV 1
MD Catholic ConferenceFAV 2
MD State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (SCCAN)FAV 1
MoCo Board of EducationFWA 1
No More Stolen ChildhoodsFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVWoolums, JohnRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVWoolums, JohnRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FWAOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins