Education - Student Financial Aid - Outreach Plan and Reporting
Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 577 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each county board of education to encourage and assist high school seniors to complete and submit certain financial aid forms by a certain deadline; requiring each county board to develop a certain outreach plan; requiring each county board, by October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, to send a copy of the plan to the State Department of Education, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, and certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Murphy, Maureen | College of Southern Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Murphy, Maureen | College of Southern Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hetherington, Kathleen | Howard Community College | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sadusky, Dr. Bernard | Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Tina | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Demontagnac, Denise | Page for the Maryland General Assembly | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Falecia D. | Prince George's Community College | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | McHale, Erin | PSSAM | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Susskind, Danielle | MoCo Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sterrette, Dawana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sweat, Dyotha | Charles County NAACP | Position only |
Organizations on record
Charles County NAACPINFO 1
PSSAMUNF 1