HB 119

County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county board of education to follow the policy and guidelines for program instruction for public schools established by the State Board of Education; requiring the Superintendent to notify a county board if it is determined that the county board is not following every element of the policy and guidelines; authorizing the Superintendent to withhold 10% of the funds budgeted for the county board if the board fails to resolve any discrepancy identified by the Superintendent within 30 days; etc.

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Testimony (155)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 129UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivers, Shirley	Baltimore City Health Department	Oral
FAV	Lombardi, Joycelobbyist	Center for Hope	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisaelobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Choudhury, Mohammed	Maryland State Department of Education	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Copper, Michele	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Copper, Michele	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fitzpatrick, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Inniss, Blair	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Minakowski, Grace	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Novak, Wendy	Individual	Oral
UNF	Tobin, Joanna	Anne Arundel Board of Education	Oral
UNF	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fowler, Michael	Board of Carroll County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Olson, Kathleen	Board of Education of Cecil County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	GREGORY, JACLYN	Cecil County Government	Oral
UNF	Lawson, Jeffrey	Cecil County Public Schools	Oral
UNF	connors, kevin	Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shishmanian, Ara	GGCA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Willey, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Eleanor	Maryland AG Bell	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Culberson, Donna	Moms For Liberty	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Tara	Moms For Liberty	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Tara	Moms For Liberty	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mckone, alexandria	Moms for Liberty	Oral
UNF	Smith, Lindsey	Moms for Liberty - Montgomery County MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Lindsey	Moms for Liberty - Montgomery County MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Harford County	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Harford County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hartman, Laura	N/A	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fletcher, Heather	Our Voices for Freedom	Oral
UNF	aichenbaum, Yaakov	PAS-Intervention MD Chapter	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mickens-Murray, Judy	Prince George's County Board of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Denis, Kari	Queen Anne’s County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Alvarez, Diane	Respect Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schulze, Dana	USAF Veteran	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Giordano, Julie	Wicomico County Executive	Written (PDF)
UNF	McHugh, Daniel	Wicomico County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Peterson, Dawn	Worcester County Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cantilena, Barbara	self	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Benhoff, Jean	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Benhoff, Jean	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Anne Arundel Board of EducationUNF 1

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Baltimore City Health DepartmentFAV 1

Board of Carroll County CommissionersUNF 1

Board of Education of Cecil CountyUNF 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyUNF 1

Cecil County GovernmentUNF 1

Cecil County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Center for HopeFAV 1

Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR)UNF 1

GGCAUNF 1

IndividualUNF 1

Maryland AG BellUNF 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 2

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual AssaultFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFWA 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1INFO 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Maryland State Board of EducationUNF 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Moms for LibertyUNF 1

Moms For LibertyUNF 3

Moms for Liberty - Montgomery County MDUNF 2

Moms for Liberty Harford CountyUNF 2

Moms For Liberty TalbotUNF 2

N/AUNF 1

Our Voices for FreedomUNF 1

PAS-Intervention MD ChapterUNF 1

Prince George's County Board of EducationUNF 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Queen Anne’s County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Respect LifeUNF 1

selfUNF 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFWA 1

University of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human TraffickingFWA 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

Wicomico County ExecutiveUNF 1

Wicomico County GovernmentUNF 1

Worcester County SchoolsUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLombardi, JoyceCenter for HopeRegistered for: Center for Hope

FAVJordan, LisaeMaryland Coalition Against Sexual AssaultRegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

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

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

UNFFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence