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HB 521

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Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property (Predator–Free Schools Act)

Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a certain law prohibiting a registered sex offender from entering onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education applies to a student who is a registered sex offender and has been convicted of a sexually violent crime; requiring a county board of education to develop and adopt a policy that enables a certain student to continue receiving a certain education in a certain location; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain guidelines and a model policy; etc.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVDelegate Mangione, Delegate MangionelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWAJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault