Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety (Maryland School Bus Safety Act of 2024)
Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety; requiring the Workgroup to identify issues related to safety for and behavior of students and bus drivers on buses driven to or from a primary or secondary school in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the governing body of each county and Baltimore City, each county board of education, including Baltimore City, the Governor, and the General Assembly by June 30, 2025.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Mangione, Delegate Mangionelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| INFO | Mangione, Delegate Nino | Individual | Written (PDF) |