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SB 951

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Education – Student Athletes – Uniform Modifications for Modesty (Inclusive Athletic Attire Act)

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 557 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring county boards of education, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, governing bodies of public institutions of higher education, and boards of community college trustees to allow student athletes to modify an athletic or team uniform, including head coverings worn for religious reasons, undershirts, or leggings, to make the attire more modest to conform to the requirements or preferences of the student athlete's religion or culture or the student athlete's own preferences for modesty; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 22Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSingh, SimranAspen InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVBhutani, SarabjeetEpilepsy Foundation of AmericaWritten (PDF)
FAVKatz, ArianaHinenu BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSinger, ElizabethJewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, JaneMACC (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)Written (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVSingh, NikkiSikh CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVAhmed, RaaheelaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBhutani, AkaalIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVElkoshairi, YasmeenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFoster-Hayes, CarlittaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHayes, Je'NanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVMiicke , SarahlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMiicke , SarahlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland
FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council
FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council