Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act)
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing for the target per pupil foundation amount in fiscal year 2022; requiring each county board of education to use not less than 7% of the target per pupil foundation amount to provide certain technology resources to students; authorizing a local school system, at the end of each fiscal year, to hold unused funds in a special fund to be used in a subsequent fiscal year; requiring a county board that allocates certain funding to follow certain information technology security standards; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Orosz, Samantha | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Susskind, Danielle | MoCo Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Looney, Sean | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Watts, Jr, W Wesley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Allen, McKenzie | Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Walmsley, Keithlobbyist | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…