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Public High Schools - Health Education - Gambling Dangers and Addiction

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/20 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, by July 1, 2022, to develop a certain program of education on the dangers of gambling and gambling addiction to be provided in public high schools; requiring the program to be coordinated with other State agencies responsible for gambling addiction education; authorizing a county board of education, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, to require each public high school in the county to include instruction on the dangers of gambling one time for students in grades 9 through 12; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVInniss, BlairIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFSterrette, DawanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFODove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOHands, ZacharyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins