Public Schools - Air Quality
Sponsor: Delegate JacksonCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to adopt regulations to set minimal standards for air quality standards by August 1, 2023; requiring each county board of education to utilize the services of a qualified indoor air quality investigator to conduct any indoor air quality tests to be conducted in a public school in the county; and requiring a county board, on receipt of a request by a member of the public for the results of an indoor air quality test to provide the results to a member of the public in a certain manner.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hall, Maureen | Baltimore County Public Schools | Oral |
| FAV | Younts, Diana | MLC Climate Justice Wing | Position only |
| FAV | Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dahl, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Jackson, Delegate Jacksonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jiang, Caroline | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sims, Brianlobbyist | MHA | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education