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Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum

Sponsor: Delegate WalkerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a half credit course in financial literacy; requiring each county board of education to implement the financial literacy curriculum content in every public high school in the county; and repealing a provision of law requiring the State Department of Education to report on certain changes to financial literacy curricula at a certain interval.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Bankers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHopkins, AmandaWicomico County NAACP Branch #7028Written (PDF)
FAVAlistar, ErinIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Walker, Delegate WalkerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Walker, Delegate WalkerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHunt, ChristineIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, Edward S.IndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMurray, RorylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOAhmad, YousufMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOAmerikaner, AryMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association