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Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established (Maryland Universal School Choice Act)

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Education Savings Account program in the State administered by the State Department of Education to provide grants to the account of the parent of an eligible student in order to provide for the eligible student's education; requiring the parent of an eligible student to participate in a certain agreement with the Department; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSadwin, Rabbi ArielAgudath Israel of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWilson, ThomasIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFThomas, AlexaPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFLong, MaddielobbyistStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence