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HB 416

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Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researching and analyzing data collected by local school systems; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills or trainings on or before October 1, 2024; requiring local school systems to provide parents with the annual schedule of active shooter safety drills; etc.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list
FAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDuncan Evans, Cristina EBaltimore Teachers UnionWritten (PDF)
FAVLieberman, JimCIFPosition only
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAWritten (PDF)
FAVBuckheit, KimberlyMaryland Center for School SafetyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHossainkhail, AlexanderMaryland Youth Advisory CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVMorningstar, SaraMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVScarlett, NavianStudents Demand ActionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEgan, AshleylobbyistUULM-MDWritten (PDF)
FAVShilling, KenUULM-MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Solomon, Delegate SolomonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEgan, AspenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGill, CarysIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHerren, KarenlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHollywood, NicoleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJarrett, BethIndividualOral
FAVJuberg, ArielleIndividualOral
FAVKessel, WoodieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLadd, MelissaIndividualOral
FAVLagoey, PiperIndividualOral
FAVRiley, DeniselobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSolomon, JaredIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFGallagher, GeorgeICQPosition only
UNFDOrazio, PeterYearPosition only
UNFBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
UNFCirone, ChristineIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFPhelps, MaryIndividualPosition only
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FWAMitchell, LauraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWACaplan, JasonIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD
FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland
INFOArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute