County Boards of Education - Student Members - Voting Rights and Participation in Executive Sessions
Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means; Withdrawn (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that student members on certain county boards of education may vote on certain matters and may attend certain executive or special sessions under certain circumstances; and providing that student members of county boards of education have certain voting rights and may attend certain executive or special sessions.
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Testimony (36)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Advance Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Franco, Ariel | Common Cause Youth Programs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Farris, Jaden | GLSEN Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saeed, Sami | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Ellie | Maryland Out of School Time Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hossainkhail, Alexander | Maryland Youth Advisory Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bender, Melissa | Young Democrats of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ray, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tier OKeefe, Natalie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Rivera-Forbes, Rayne | Student | Oral |
| FWA | Hayes, Jordan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Advance MarylandFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
GLSEN MarylandFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
IndividualFAV 1
StudentFWA 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGupta, RiyaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education