HB 566

Enacted

School Construction – Design Documents – Waste Disposal Infrastructure

Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (District 43A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 550 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to adopt certain regulations for county boards of education to include waste disposal infrastructure in the design documents submitted to the Interagency Commission for the construction of a new school building utilizing State funding; defining 'waste disposal infrastructure' as a place for the disposal of trash, recyclables, and food scraps and a sink for liquid waste; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hemmer, Lisa	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hesley, Kerri	Sierra Club	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garrity, Justen	Veteran Compost	Oral
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyce, Regina T.	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyce, Regina T.	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFWA 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MD Sierra ClubFAV 2

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Veteran CompostFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins