Public Schools - Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures - Increase (School Safety Enhancement Act of 2023)
Sponsor: Mike Griffith (District 35A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 5:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Beginning in fiscal year 2025, increasing from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 an annual appropriation to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and local law enforcement agencies to assist in meeting an annual reporting requirement on law enforcement coverage in public schools.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Delbridge, Theodore | Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Griffith, Mike | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Long, Maddielobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | O'Day, Garrettlobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Grady, Helene | Department of Budget and Management | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence