Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act)
What this bill does
Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with the parent's or guardian's child after receiving a certain notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide a certain written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more incidents of violent and disruptive behavior on school premises or during school-related activities during the school year.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (25)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Vose, Thomas | Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Long, R., Delegate Long, R.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Howard County, Staff | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Tiffany | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bradford, Levi | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carver, Ariannwyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |