Education - Prohibited Behavior on School Grounds and Property - Application
Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Specifying that provisions of law prohibiting and penalizing certain disruptive and threatening behavior on certain school grounds and property do not apply to students who commit offenses at the institution they attend or students who commit offenses at another institution while participating in or attending a sporting event or other extracurricular program sponsored at that institution.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fieo, Alyssa | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seagears, Erin | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Catherine | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Bradford, Levi | Public Justice Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ewing, Logan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ruth, S | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Lori | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jarvis, Kristen | Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education