Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act)
Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Department of Education to adopt regulations to ensure that children with disabilities who need special education and related services that cannot be provided in a public county, regional, or State program be placed in an appropriate nonpublic educational program that offers these services; requiring the State and certain counties to pay for costs of salaries for teachers at certain nonpublic schools in a certain amount and proportion; etc.
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Testimony (144)
MGA witness listFAV 133FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gladfelter, Ashley | BALTIMORE LAB SCHOOL | Position only |
| FAV | Allen, Richard | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Bavani, Nicholas | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Bove Tyler, Margaret | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Bugg, Elizabeth | Baltimore Lab School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Curtis, Caitlin | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Earley, Laura | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Fabian, Margaret | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Hildebrand, Audrey | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Hoffman, Britta | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Keesler, Kelly | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Parker, Evan | Baltimore Lab School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pryor, Brandon | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Shapiro, Lauren | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Tomlinson, Matthew | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Zbikowski, Amy | Baltimore Lab School | Position only |
| FAV | Vaughan-Roland, Amy | Catholic Charities of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Webster, Dr. Katina | Children's Guild | Oral |
| FAV | Cherry, Jalea | Ivymount | Position only |
| FAV | Monteiro, Maristela | Ivymount | Position only |
| FAV | Rogosin, Emily | Ivymount | Position only |
| FAV | Wanerman, Robert | Ivymount Foundation | Position only |
| FAV | Alvord, Amy | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Brady, John | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Briscoe, Ajhone | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Cameron, Gabriella | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Galiatsatos, Maria | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Lowe, Desmond | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Ramos, Angelique | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Stoerger, Kaitlyn | Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Hess, Brooke | Ivymount Schools | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Czifra, Alex | Ivymount school | Position only |
| FAV | Dykes, Amy | Kennedy Krieger High School | Oral |
| FAV | Arneson, Emilylobbyist | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoff, Roger | Living in Recovery | Oral |
| FAV | Parkhurst, Laura | Maryland Association for Non-public Special Ed. Facilities | Position only |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Orlando, Amy | PHILLIPS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barnett, Alyssa | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Horne, Natalie | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Johnston, Tamara | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | LaCroix, Stephanie | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Phillips Caswell, Piper | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Vega, Maria | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Dana | PHILLIPS Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Morse, Faith | PHILLIPS Programs ~ Laurel | Position only |
| FAV | Ward, Aja | PHILLIPS School | Position only |
| FAV | Mbugi, Michael | PHILLIPS School - Laurel | Position only |
| FAV | Clancy, Kevin | Phillips Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Larson, Rebecca | Phillips Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Kimberly | Phillips Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Umlas, Jowel | Phillips Programs | Position only |
| FAV | Bragg, Cheryl | Phillips Programs for Children & Faamilies | Position only |
| FAV | Strong, Tracy | Phillips School | Position only |
| FAV | Davis, Nimrod | Sheppard Pratt | Oral |
| FAV | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Sheppard Pratt | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grassick, Rachel | The Ivymount School | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Madeline | The Ivymount School | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oppenheim, Lee-Nadine | The Ivymount School, Inc. | Position only |
| FAV | Joyner-EL, Brendon | The Woodbourne School | Oral |
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Organizations on record
Baltimore Lab SchoolFAV 15
BALTIMORE LAB SCHOOLFAV 1
Children's GuildFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
IvymountFAV 3
Ivymount FoundationFAV 1
Ivymount schoolFAV 1
Ivymount SchoolFAV 8
Ivymount SchoolsFAV 1
Living in RecoveryFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
PHILLIPSFAV 1
Phillips ProgramsFAV 4
PHILLIPS ProgramsFAV 7
Phillips SchoolFAV 1
PHILLIPS SchoolFAV 1
Sheppard PrattFAV 2
the Ivymount schoolFAV 1
The Ivymount SchoolFAV 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…