Education - Fine Arts - Curriculum Requirement, Study, and Report (Arts Equity in Education Act)
What this bill does
Requiring, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, county boards of education to provide in public schools a certain instructional program in fine arts; requiring the State Department of Education to study and make recommendations on or before July 31, 2023, regarding compliance with a certain regulation relating to instructional programs in fine arts; requiring, for fiscal years 2024 through 2026, the Governor to include $25,000,000 in the annual budget to carry out the Act; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mears, Mary Ann | AEMS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, J'Naya | Baltimore Youth Arts Council | Oral |
| FAV | Guyton, Michele | Delegate Michele Guyton | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick | Maryland Education Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Ellie | Maryland Out of School Time Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bell, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DiBussolo, Julia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Krystal | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wosu, Ikenna | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Patinella, Franklobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |