Education - Maryland Homeschool Advisory Council - Establishment
Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Maryland Homeschool Advisory Council in the State Department of Education to gather information on the needs of homeschool parents and homeschool umbrella schools and advise the State Superintendent of Schools, the State Board of Education, the General Assembly, and the Governor on matters relating to homeschooling.
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Testimony (248)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 239Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Keener, Alessandra | Maryland Homeschool Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Comstock, Heather | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hare, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, S | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snare, Miriam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reichert-Price, Sarah | Allegany County Republican Women's Club | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Garrett, Dane | American Solidarity Party | Oral |
| UNF | Meeks, Edward | Christ the King Family Home School Umbrella | Oral |
| UNF | Huff, Renee | Damascus | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Do, Leah | Do | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DAgostino, Matthew | Goodloe HUGS Learning | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rolstad MacSwan, Kellie | Goodloe Learning Community | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hague, Gloria | Granite Classical | Oral |
| UNF | Kline, Jennifer | Granite Classical Tutorial | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fluet, Jacqueline | HisWay Homeschool Academy | Position only |
| UNF | Schwarz, Jessie | Home Instruction | Position only |
| UNF | Beasley, Daniel | Home School Legal Defense Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Curry, Pamela | Homeschool | Position only |
| UNF | Blander, Beth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morton, Caleb | Lethal Development LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woodworth, Krystal | Libertarian Party of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SMITH, MANFRED | MARYLAND HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (1980) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mattson, Kelsey | MCH Umbrella | Position only |
| UNF | Jones, Eleanor | Maryland AG Bell | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Albright, Chelsea | Maryland Catholic Homeschoolers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stimler, Mary Suzanne | None | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Valderrama, Hillary | None | Position only |
| UNF | Engelke, Kim | Peach Tree Homeschool Academy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rueger, John | Self | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Leco, Jeff | Sugarloaf Homeschoolers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mattingly, moira | Sugarloaf Homeschoolers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | CANTLER, DIANNA | dianna cantler | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Nicole | homeschool community | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rotunda, Anelia Ivanova Ivanova | homeschooling parent | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barnett, Kathleen | retired | Position only |
| UNF | Abdul-Tawwab, Faridah | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Abler, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Aldrich, Stephanie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ali-Coleman, Khadijah | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Andrews, Alyssa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Andrulonis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Anitagrace, Joyce | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Armstrong, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bako, Victoria | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Baqqi, Kimberly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barkley, Lauren | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bedinger Duckworth, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bellotte, Kathryn G | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bonham, Karen | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bowling, Marguerite | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boynton, Martha | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brauckmann, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brown, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bruce, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bruce, Laura | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bruder, Tiffany | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
DamascusUNF 1
dianna cantlerUNF 1
DoUNF 1
Granite ClassicalUNF 1
Home InstructionUNF 1
HomeschoolUNF 1
homeschool communityUNF 1
homeschooling parentUNF 1
IndividualUNF 1
Maryland AG BellUNF 1
MCH UmbrellaUNF 1
N/AUNF 1
NoneUNF 2
retiredUNF 1
SelfUNF 1