Education – Public High Schools – Financial Literacy Curriculum
Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a half-credit course in financial literacy; requiring each county board of education to implement the financial literacy curriculum content and make the course available to students in every public high school in the county; and repealing a provision of law requiring the State Department of Education to report on certain financial literacy information at a certain interval.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hassan, Eve | Allegany County NAACP 7007 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williamson, Joni | ERA Martin Associates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stoica, Ioanalobbyist | Job Opportunities Task Force | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bratsakis, John | MD|DC Credit Union Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enten, robert | Maryland Bankers Association | Oral |
| FAV | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Bankers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Dereck | Maryland State Treasurer's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rogers, Dorien | Maryland Youth and College Division NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chambers, william | Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brooks, Monica | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Edward S. | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Looby, Ramon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mitchell, Martin | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, Alex | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sterrette, Dawana | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thomas, Alexa | Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
INFOLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association