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SB 576

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Public Schools - Air Quality Testing - Posting Online

Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county board of education to retain the services of a qualified indoor air quality investigator to conduct any indoor air quality tests the board chooses to have conducted in a public school in the county; and requiring a county board and the State Department of Education, on receipt of the results of an indoor air quality test, to post the results on their websites written in a manner that is clear and easy for the public to understand and posted in a conspicuous location that is easy for the public to find and access.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingPosition only
FAVZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVSenator Klausmeier, Senator KlausmeierlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAJiang, CarolineStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education