SB 893

Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:30 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; transferring the administration of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland program to the Department and altering the qualifications for the program; establishing the Grow Our Own Educators Scholarship Program and Fund to provide scholarships to individuals who pledge to work full-time as a teacher in the State; establishing the Educator Internship Stipend Program; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Position only
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridgeforth, Jailyn	Aspiring Educators Association	Oral
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Angela	Maryland Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bost, Cheryl	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nageer-Kanthor, Farah	Montgomery Moving Forward	Position only
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Position only
FAV	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yates, Anna	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Long, Maddielobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallace, K. Alexanderlobbyist	Z+C LLC.	Oral
FAV	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Herbst, Lisa	Individual	Oral
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Position only
UNF	Welch, Franklin	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FWA	Campbell, Kenyalobbyist	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ferrell, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Flynn, Dorie	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
INFO	Greene, Johntellobbyist	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFT MarylandFWA 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Aspiring Educators AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersFWA 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteINFO 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community CollegesINFO 1

Maryland Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Child Care AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery Moving ForwardFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandFAV 1

St. Mary's College of MarylandFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

Z+C LLC.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

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

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

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

FAVLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVWallace, K. AlexanderZ+C LLC.Registered for: Security Industry Association; Oracle America, Inc.; Baltimore Collegetown Network; BusPatrol America LLC

FWACampbell, KenyaAFT MarylandRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland; AFT-Maryland

INFOArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

INFOGreene, JohntelMaryland Association of Community CollegesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges; Prince George's County Municipal Association; Prince George's County School Board