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SB 448

EnactedCrossfile HB 72
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County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Vehicles and Report

Sponsor: Senator EdwardsCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 198 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a Type I or Type II school vehicle when a school vehicle cannot reasonably be provided; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to adopt regulations governing minimum vehicle and driver safety standards; requiring each county board to submit a report on student transportation using certain vehicles by September 1, 2025; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCeruolo, RichIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Edwards, Senator EdwardslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Edwards, Senator EdwardslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWADove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWADove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FAVOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FAVWoolums, JohnRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland