HB 185

Enacted

Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition

Sponsor: Eric Ebersole (District 44A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 671 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State Board of Education from issuing a certificate of approval to noncollegiate educational institutions that do not have a policy prohibiting the administration of corporal punishment; requiring regulations adopted by the State Board for the registration of family child care homes and large family child care homes and the licensing and operation of child care centers to prohibit corporal punishment; and requiring the State Board to identify certain methods in a certain overall plan.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cowan, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sunderman, Gail	League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)	Position only
FAV	Buckheit, Kimberly	Maryland Center for School Safety	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Kathy	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Long, Maddielobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Long, Maddielobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ebersole, Tara	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Gala	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2

Free State PTAFAV 2

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 2

League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)FAV 1

Maryland Center for School SafetyFAV 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 2

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 2

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State PoliceFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 2

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 2

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVMacsherry, ClintonMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence