Education Support Professionals - Bonus and Report
Sponsor: Delegate HensonCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 531 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to provide a certain bonus to certain public school employees in fiscal year 2024; and requiring the State Department of Education to collect data from each county board of education and Baltimore City on the number of noncertificated education support professionals employed during the 2021-2022 school year and to submit a report on the data by September 15, 2022, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Davis, Sandra | AFT | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hayes, Justin | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mnck, Marijane | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tate-Franklin, Inez | MSEA-ESPBC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bost, Cheryl | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Government | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Murek, Sally | Please Select | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morrison, Pia | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bilal, Chris | The Baltimore Teachers Union | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Henson, Delegate Hensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Eisenman, Susanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Henson, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoyer, Steny | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jankowski, Gail | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | King, John | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Aruna | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Aruna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Poper, Cynthia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Amerikaner, Ary | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education