HB 857

Education - Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - School Lunch

Sponsor: Delegate ReznikCommittee: 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

Requiring an eligible school that receives a per pupil grant under the Concentration of Poverty Grant Program to provide free school lunch to each student at the eligible school under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county board of education from charging students for school lunch at an eligible school; and requiring certain funding to be provided in the State budget to provide certain students with free school lunch.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shattuck, Daniellobbyist	Brocato & Shattuck	Written (PDF)
FAV	Capital Area Food Bank, Capital Area Food Bank	Capital Area Food Bank	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mandel, Steven	Critical Issues Forum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guerrero, Melanie	Healthy School Food MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yangarber, Fania	Healthy School Food MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	May, Heather	Maryland Coalition for Community Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Maryland Food System Resiliency Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Julia	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Brandy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Reznik, Delegate Rezniklegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Meghan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roberts, Amber	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yu, Maria	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Harral, Barbara	Maryland School Nutrition Association	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Brocato & ShattuckFAV 1

Capital Area Food BankFAV 1

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Healthy School Food MDFAV 2

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition for Community SchoolsFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland School Nutrition AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

MCCPTAFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

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