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Education - Curriculum - Unit of Instruction on September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks

Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring public schools and nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs to include in the curriculum, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, a unit of instruction on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that is consistent with certain guidelines developed by the State Board of Education; and encouraging nonpublic schools that do not participate in State-funded education programs to include in the curriculum a unit of instruction on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHellmann, WilliamIndividualOral
FAVSenator Salling, Senator SallinglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFThomas, AlexaPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFCrespo, VirginialobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, KevinIndividualPosition only
UNFLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
INFOO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association
INFOO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference