SB 791

Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the duties of an assistant principal on the career ladder; and providing that a requirement for a county board of education to select a certain teacher on the teacher leadership track of the career ladder to write certain curriculum and assessment plans is subject to a certain condition.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Augustine, Robert	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spoor , Dr. Alicia	Maryland Academy of Audiology	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamm, Dr. Nikki	Maryland School Counselor Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeden Shannon, C'Rai	Maryland Speech-Language Hearing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Casper, Mary	Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bost, Cheryl	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Disney Bates, Nicole	Maryland State Education Association	Oral
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral
FAV	Elfreth, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferrell, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miskowski, Megan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ling, Catherine	Maryland Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lawson, Sonia	Maryland Occupational Therapy Association	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesFWA 1

Maryland Academy of AudiologyFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFWA 2

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Nurses AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Occupational Therapy AssociationFWA 1

Maryland School Counselor AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Speech-Language Hearing AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 3

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

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

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

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