SB 316

Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a half-credit course in financial literacy; requiring each county board of education to implement the financial literacy curriculum content and make the course available to students in every public high school in the county; and repealing a provision of law requiring the State Department of Education to report on certain financial literacy information at a certain interval.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bergen-Aurand, Brian	DTL Research & Consulting in Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkins, Giavante	MSATP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Halpern, MB	Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Bankers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weaver, Julie	Maryland Council on Economic Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Laird, Charles	Somerset County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	POTTER, ALISHIA	The Optimism Group of Keller Williams Realty Delmarva	Oral
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Edward S.	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FAV	brenner, loretta	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersUNF 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyUNF 1

DTL Research & Consulting in EducationFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA)FAV 1

Maryland Bankers AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Council on Economic EducationFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationINFO 1

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocFAV 1

MSATPFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandUNF 1

Somerset County CommissionersFAV 1

The Optimism Group of Keller Williams Realty DelmarvaFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

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

UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

INFOLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association