HB 686

Did not advance

Public Schools – Health and Safety – Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Classrooms (Safe School Indoor Air Act)

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Safe School Indoor Air Program in the Maryland Department of the Environment to improve indoor air quality in public school classrooms; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Maryland State Department of Education, to administer the Program; requiring public schools to monitor carbon dioxide levels in each classroom in a school at least twice each school year; requiring certain remediation measures; and requiring each county board of education to develop a certain policy and implementation plan.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Latshaw, Megan	Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Donart, Hannah	Montgomery County Council of PTA's Health and Wellness Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Seth	Montgomery County Public Schools	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Jennifer	President - MCEA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Srebric, Jelena	University Of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dahl, Elizabeth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Milton, Donald	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory CouncilFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Latino CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1

MCCPTAFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County Council of PTA's Health and Wellness CommitteeFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Public SchoolsFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

President - MCEAFAV 1

University Of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMartinez, MadelinLatino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education