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HB 515

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Education - Student Athletes - Uniform Modifications for Modesty (Inclusive Athletic Attire Act)

Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 556 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring county boards of education, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, governing bodies of public institutions of higher education, and boards of community college trustees to allow student athletes to modify an athletic or team uniform to make the attire more modest to conform to the requirements or preferences of the student athlete's religion or culture or the student's own preferences for modesty, including head coverings worn for religious reasons, undershirts, or leggings; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSingh, SimranAspen InstituteOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKatz, ArianaHinenu BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSalganik, LauraJewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVSingh, NikkiSikh CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVAxler, CraigTemple IsaiahWritten (PDF)
FAVAhmed, RaaheelaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVBhutani, AkaalIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Feldmark, Delegate FeldmarklegislatorIndividualOral
FAVElkoshairi, YasmeenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFoster-Hayes, CarlittaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHaq, MaheenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHayes, Je'NanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaw, JonathanIndividualPosition only
FAVNalley, JustinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPeterson, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhillips, BradlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland
FAVPhillips, BradRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges