SB 837

Education – Curriculum – Study of the Holocaust (Educate to Stop the Hate Act)

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to develop certain guidelines on or before January 1, 2024, and revise and enhance instruction about the Holocaust in public schools for certain elementary, middle, and high school grade levels; requiring all public schools and certain nonpublic schools to include the revised and enhanced Holocaust instruction in school curricula beginning in the 2024-2025 school year; encouraging certain nonpublic schools to include in the curriculum a unit of instruction on the Holocaust; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Weisel, Meredithlobbyist	ADL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Burg, Eliyah	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiman, Martha	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral
FAV	Bandos, Gerad	Baltimore School for the Arts	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	TISHLER, MARSHA	JCRC OF GREATER WASHINGTON	Oral
FAV	Winkelman, Sara	Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC)	Oral
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooke, M. Jason	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fournier, Annmarie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kotok, Rebecca	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	MANOHAR, KRISHNA	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel	Agudath Israel of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dayhoff, Justin	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ADLFAV 1

Agudath Israel of MarylandINFO 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 2

Baltimore School for the ArtsFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

JCRC OF GREATER WASHINGTONFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC)FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFWA 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeisel, MeredithADLRegistered for: Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

INFOO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference