HB 1211

Did not advance

Education - Compensatory Education - Maryland Neighborhood Tier System Calculation

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering and adding certain definitions related to the calculation of the compensatory education funding amount; requiring the State Department of Education to monitor certain actions of county boards of education; and requiring the Department to establish the Maryland Neighborhood Tier System.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Byrd, Tiffany	Baltimore City Public Schools	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Santelises, Sonja	Baltimore City Public Schools, CEO	Oral
FAV	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sunderman, Gail	League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gordon-Newell, Melanie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr., Rick	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Choudhury, Mohammed	Maryland State Department of Education	Oral
FWA	Dayhoff, Justin	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Humphries, Arielle	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund	Written (PDF)
INFO	Long, Maddielobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsFAV 1

Baltimore City Public SchoolsFAV 1

Baltimore City Public Schools, CEOFAV 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyFAV 1

League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)FAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFWA 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFWA 1

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational FundFWA 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress

FWAJohnson, SeanMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

INFOLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence