HB 1290

Enacted

Education - Public School Construction - Funding and Administration

Sponsor: Delegate McIntoshCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 32 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to take certain actions relating to public school construction, including increasing the State share of certain public school construction project costs under certain circumstances and inspecting certain systems and equipment during inspections of school buildings; prohibiting the Interagency Commission from using facility assessment data and making funding decisions based on facility assessment results unless certain conditions are met; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Reuben	Charles County Government	Oral
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	County, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate McIntosh, Delegate McIntoshlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate McIntosh, Delegate McIntoshlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ferretto, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Jennifer	Individual	Oral
FAV	McIntosh, Maggie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sterrette, Dawana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
INFO	Viscarra, Cassandra	Interagency Commission on School Construction	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 2

Board of Education of Howard CountyFWA 1

Charles County GovernmentFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1FWA 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 2

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 2

Interagency Commission on School ConstructionINFO 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 2

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 2

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2

Prince George's County ExecutiveFWA 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress