SB 926

County Boards of Education - Due Process Proceedings for Children With Disabilities - Burden of Proof

Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (District 22)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

.Requiring a county board of education to bear the burden of proof in due process proceedings that initiate from a due process complaint regarding the provision of special education services or a program for a child with disabilities in the county in which the county board is located, except under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kocik, Jimara	HCAS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Melissa	Howard County Autism Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Washington, Senator Alonzo	MGA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dodson, Amy	Talbot County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Kaitlin	Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic (Maryland Carey Law)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlos, Melanie	xMinds	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coughlin, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doyle, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flynn, Dorie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grube, Catherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Kalman	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krupiarz, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reiley, Julie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, A., Senator Washington, A.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sherman, Tracy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tart, Kim	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zanfordino, Anthony	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Disney Bates, Nicole	Maryland State Education Association	Oral
UNF	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Myers, Theresa	Individual	Position only
FWA	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Zogby, Liz	Maryland Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ceruolo, Rich	Parent Advocacy Consortium	Written (PDF)
FWA	McLaughlin, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersUNF 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1

Free State PTAFWA 1

HCASFAV 1

Howard County Autism SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFWA 1

Maryland Down Syndrome Advocacy CoalitionFWA 1

Maryland State Education AssociationUNF 2

MGAFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Parent Advocacy ConsortiumFWA 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandUNF 1

Talbot County Public SchoolsFAV 1

xMindsFAV 1

Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic (Maryland Carey Law)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

UNFFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

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