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HB 795

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Education – Curriculum Content Standards – Peace and Conflict Studies (Peace and Conflict Studies Education Act)

Sponsor: Harry Bhandari (District 8)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content standards for a high school course on peace and conflict studies; requiring each county board of education to implement a course on peace and conflict studies in each public high school in the county beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; and requiring each public high school to hire a mediator to provide education and support to students and school personnel relating to conflict resolution and peaceful communications in resolving disputes.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableUNF 20UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBhandari, HarryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bhandari, Delegate BhandarilegislatorIndividualOral
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFHands, ZacharyMaryland State Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
UNFBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
UNFCrespo, VirginialobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
UNFD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFVolkmar, LeslieIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
INFOLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1
Maryland State Board of EducationUNF 1
Maryland State Education AssociationINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association
UNFFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
INFOLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association