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HB 468

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Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions

Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a prerequisite that a certain public school employee shall exhaust administrative remedies before instituting a certain civil action; authorizing a public school employee who is subject to a certain personnel action to file an administrative complaint with a public school employer; requiring a public school employer to provide an administrative remedial process; requiring certain public school employees to give prior notice to the local superintendent of schools about instituting a civil action; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVOwusu-Acheaw, PokuaaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVOwusu-Acheaw, PokuaaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Ivey, Delegate IveylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Ivey, Delegate IveylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education