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SB 913

Passed both chambersEmergency billCrossfile HB 770
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Education - Community Eligibility Provision Schools and Prekindergarten Enrollment and Funding - Alterations

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (124-11) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting certain schools from the requirement to collect a certain eligibility form if the school is in a local school system in which all schools participate in the community eligibility provision; altering the definition of 'prekindergarten enrollment', beginning in a certain school year, to include certain Tier II children for certain funding purposes; altering the categories of certain Tier II children who are given priority for the expansion of prekindergarten slots; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHise, RachelAccountability and Implementation Board (R12) - Chair Isiah LeggettOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVLueking, DanielleHoward County Public School SystemWritten (PDF)
FAVSunderman, GailLeague of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)Position only
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMacsherry, ClintonlobbyistMaryland Family NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVColeman, RyanPresident, Randallstown NAACPPosition only
FAVThomas, AlexaPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLong, MaddielobbyistStrong Schools MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFerrell, NathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFSchulze, DanaUSAF VeteranPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFWelch, FranklinIndividualPosition only
UNFWest, DerekIndividualPosition only
FWAWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWALong, MaddielobbyistStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVMacsherry, ClintonMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network
FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVLong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
FWALong, MaddieStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence