HB 1219

Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; requiring that 'high staff qualifications' for publicly funded eligible prekindergarten providers must be implemented by the 2027-2028 school year; etc.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral
FAV	Bridgeforth, Jailyn	Aspiring Educators Association	Oral
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Angela	Maryland Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bost, Cheryl	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral
FAV	Choudhury, Mohammed	Maryland State Superintendent of Schools	Position only
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nageer-Kanthor, Farah	Montgomery Moving Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Music, Meghan	Office of the Governor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Murek, Sally	Please Select	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Position only
FAV	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Long, Maddielobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kotraiah, Meghana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Yoho, Karen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mitchell, Jennifer	Individual	Position only
UNF	brenner, loretta	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ferrell, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Greene, Johntellobbyist	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Arco Iris Bilingual Children's CenterFAV 1

Aspiring Educators AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersFWA 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesFWA 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community CollegesINFO 1

Maryland Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Child Care AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State Superintendent of SchoolsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery Moving ForwardFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the GovernorFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Please SelectFAV 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

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

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

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

FWAPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

INFOGreene, JohntelMaryland Association of Community CollegesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges; Prince George's County Municipal Association; Prince George's County School Board