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SB 162

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Public Schools – Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course – Development, Implementation, and Reporting

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, the Behavioral Health Administration within the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Center for School Safety, and the Department of Information Technology jointly to develop and publish a cyber safety guide and training course to be implemented in public schools beginning in the 2023-2024 school year; requiring the cyber safety guide and training course to be developed in consultation with professionals who specialize in child development and child psychology; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAllen, EmilyMental Health Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLoepker, MarkNational Cryptologic FoundationOral
FAVNelson, LauraNational Cryptologic Museum FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVZirkin, BobbyZS Public AffairsOral
FAVJoshi, AnupamIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FWAFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAmerikaner, AryMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault