Public High Schools - Financial Literacy - Curriculum, Graduation Requirement, and Professional Development
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Maryland Council on Economic Education, to develop curriculum content for a certain course in financial literacy; requiring each county board of education to implement the curriculum in every public high school beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; requiring the completion of a certain financial literacy course in order to graduate from high school beginning in 2029; etc.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Yuan, Katie | InnovateX | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Bankers Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enten, Robert | Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc | Oral |
| FAV | Belford, Tina | Moms for Liberty-AAC Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | Bistransin, Susan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Murray, Rorylobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zubko-Cunha, Jacquelin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Amerikaner, Ary | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education