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SB 362

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Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; requiring the county board to publish the plan for the use of virtual instruction on the school system's website; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMorris, ColleenHoward County Education AssociationOral
FAVJohnson, SeanlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationOral
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDiPietro, JonMaryland Student Coalition (MSC)Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Pinsky, Senator PinskylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Pinsky, Senator PinskylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFAndes, JonEastern Shore of Maryland Educational ConsortiumWritten (PDF)
UNFOwens-Barksdale, UrsulaParent of the Blended Virtual ProgramWritten (PDF)
UNFCrissman, ErinIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEwing, KathleenIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEwing, SeanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGalvin, MichelleIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFMarysheva, MariaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFOtey, KareemIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTaylor, ArianeIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTolliver, TowandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTupaj, LeslieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAAndes, JohnEastern Shore of Maryland Educational ConsortiumWritten (PDF)
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAAhmad, YousufMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAAmerikaner, AryMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
INFOOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
INFOMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOYates, AnnaSt. Mary's College of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJohnson, SeanMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
INFOOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
INFOOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
INFOMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland