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HB 1254

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Public School Employees - Whistleblower Protection - Civil Actions

Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a prerequisite that a public school employee who is subject to a certain prohibited personnel action relating to an act of whistleblowing must exhaust any administrative remedies before instituting a civil action against a public school employer; authorizing any public school employee who is subject to a certain personnel action to file a certain complaint; requiring a public school employer to provide an administrative remedial process and complete the process within 30 days of the complaint filing; etc.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 1FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Ivey, Delegate IveylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

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