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Parent and Guardian Rights - Education, Health, and Upbringing of Children

Sponsor: Delegate NovotnyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 12:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education and county boards of education to allow at least 10 minutes for testimony at public board meetings from parents and guardians of public school students; requiring each county board to establish and adopt a certain policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system; providing that certain parental rights are reserved to the parents and guardians of minor children; and prohibiting the State and certain other entities from infringing on those rights, except under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Novotny, Delegate NovotnylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHunt, ChristineIndividualPosition only
FAVLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFParvis, LindsayFamily & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association