Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)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 the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board of education to create an age-appropriate curriculum that is consistent with the comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board to establish a method by which a parent or guardian may opt out of certain topics, subject to certain requirements; etc.
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Testimony (76)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsUNF 47UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Farris, Jaden | Annapolis Pride | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rivers, Shirley | Baltimore City Health Department | Oral |
| FAV | Lombardi, Joycelobbyist | Center for Hope | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Laura | Free State PTA | Position only |
| FAV | Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Savage, Pat | Maryland Psychological Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Choudhury, Mohammed | Maryland State Department of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lane, Wendy | University of Maryland School of Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Copper, Michele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gauthier, Chloe | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Inniss, Blair | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Novak, Wendy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shycoff, Isabella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | GREGORY, JACLYN | Cecil County Government | Oral |
| UNF | Kane, Rochelle | Church Militant Resistance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Eleanor | Maryland AG Bell | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bogley, Laura | Maryland Right to Life | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Tara | Moms For Liberty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mckone, alexandria | Moms for Liberty | Oral |
| UNF | Thomas, Alexa | Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Faith, Shaohannah | Students for Life | Oral |
| UNF | kane, duffy | church militant | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Caulton, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Crespo, Virginialobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fletcher, Heather | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Goshorn, Melissa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Idleman, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jarosinski, Paul | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Klein, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Roberson, Ruth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stann, Janet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sullivan, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Annapolis PrideFAV 1
Center for HopeFAV 1
church militantUNF 1
Free State PTAFAV 1
FreeState JusticeFWA 1
Maryland AG BellUNF 1
Moms for LibertyUNF 1
Moms For LibertyUNF 1
Students for LifeUNF 1
Trans MarylandFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FWAKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…