Public Schools - Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures - Increase (School Safety Enhancement Act of 2024)
Sponsor: Mike Griffith (District 35A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Beginning in fiscal year 2026, increasing from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 an annual appropriation to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and local law enforcement agencies to assist in meeting an annual reporting requirement on law enforcement coverage in public schools.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Mitchell, Khalid | Harford County Sheriff's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robey, Erik | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Jones, Megan | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Funk, Kenzie | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Quinn, Kelly | The Choice Program at UMBC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carver, Ariannwyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferrell, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel | Agudath Israel of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | O'Day, Garrettlobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vykol-Gray, Laura | Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSB | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…