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State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program

Sponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (District 35A)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 School Psychologist Recruitment Program within the State Department of Education to provide professional development programs and aid for a certification fee to school psychologists and individuals seeking to become school psychologists and to reimburse school psychologists for professional conference expenses.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVLawson, JeffreyCecil County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAOral
FAVBulson, SeanHARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSWritten (PDF)
FAVRichards, SteveHarford County Public SchoolsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeters, SarahlobbyistHusch Blackwell StrategiesWritten (PDF)
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVSavage, PatMaryland Psychological AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, AlexaPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Reilly, Delegate ReillylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFerrell, NathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFlook, WilliamIndividualOral
FAVReilly, TeresaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only

Organizations on record

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
FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association