Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the State Department of Education to adopt regulations to incorporate active shooter safety drills or trainings in the annual schedule of drills for local school systems; requiring local school systems to take certain actions regarding active shooter safety drills or trainings, including collecting and reporting certain data to the Maryland Center for School Safety, and providing certain notice to parents, students, and school personnel; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills; etc.
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Testimony (49)
MGA witness listFAV 34FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wolcott, Clinton | Critical Issues Forum | Position only |
| FAV | Stewart, Laura | Free State PTA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peters, Sarahlobbyist | Husch Blackwell Strategies | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Mara, Jaxon | March For Our Lives | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckheit, Kimberly | Maryland Center for School Safety | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral |
| FAV | McNamara, Jan | Moms Demand Action | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNamara, Jan | Moms Demand Action | Oral |
| FAV | Uy, Maxwell | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zeller, Eileen | None | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarlett, Navian | Students Demand Action | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arjumand, Aanika | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atrokhov, Nina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | D'Orazio, Nico | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dimitriades, Nick | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hajikarimloo, Kiana | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Lynne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Lynne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jarret, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jarrett, Beth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kessel, Woodie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ladd, Melissa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ladd, Melissa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solomon, Jared | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solomon, Jared | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Villegas, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Zhuang, Niky | Individual | Oral + 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 | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rak, Alexandralobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Buckheit, Kimberly | Maryland Center for School Safety | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dayhoff, Justin | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Free State PTAFAV 1
March For Our LivesFAV 1
Maryland Center for School SafetyFAV 1FWA 1
Moms Demand ActionFAV 2
NoneFAV 1
USAF VeteranUNF 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…
FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education