HB 890

Did not advance

Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education

Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the State Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly o nor before December 30 each year.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 21Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Malizia, Isabel	Common Cause Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	MGA, Legislative Black Caucus	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	MGA, Legislative Latino Caucus	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkes, Mckayla	Schools Not Jails	Oral
FAV	Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kimathi, Ayo	Brothers of the DMV	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Arshavsky, Svetlana	Individual	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Klaus	Individual	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	D’Orazio , Daniela	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Katz, Janet	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lee, Mickey	Individual	Position only
UNF	MANOHAR, KRISHNA	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	brenner, loretta	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only
FWA	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jones, Jamal	Baltimore Algebra Project	Oral
FWA	Walker, Emily	Calvert County PRISM	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fields, Walter	Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FWA	Reid, William	Retired	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Small, Pascale	Individual	Oral