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HB 1157

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Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAPosition only
FAVJones-Wagner, SheilaHCEA/Maryland State Education AssociationOral
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilkins, JheanelleMaryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBost, CherylMaryland State Education AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMurek, SallyPlease SelectOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Wilkins, Delegate WilkinslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWACrawford, ClarenceMaryland State Board of EducationOral
FWAHands, ZacharyMaryland State Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAMeadows, KellyMaryland State Department of EducationOral
FWACross, CashennaNAACPOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVJanuary, BriannaRegistered for: Chamber of Progress