SB 971

Education – Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program – School Lunch

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an eligible school that receives a per pupil grant under the Concentration of Poverty Grant Program to provide free school lunch to each student at the eligible school under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county board of education from charging students for school lunch at an eligible school; and requiring certain funding to be provided in the State budget to provide certain students with free school lunch.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shattuck, Daniellobbyist	Brocato & Shattuck	Written (PDF)
FAV	LEWIS, CHELSI	Capital Area Food Bank	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mandel, Steven	Critical Issues Forum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yu, Maria	Healthy School Food MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Shanetta	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Julia	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Michael Jlobbyist	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Shaquintay	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Young, Senator Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	LeTourneau, Marla	Maryland School Nutrition Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Young, Ronald	Senator Ronald Young	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Brocato & ShattuckFAV 1

Capital Area Food BankFAV 1

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Healthy School Food MDFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 2

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland School Nutrition AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Senator Ronald YoungFWA 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVShattuck, DanielBrocato & ShattuckRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVWilson, Michael JMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association