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Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Providers - Resident and Conditional Teaching Certificates

Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a resident early childhood teaching certificate and a conditional early childhood teaching certificate for teachers who meet certain criteria in eligible publicly funded prekindergarten programs.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationOral
FAVBriggs, JonathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, RenaudIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Feldmark, Delegate FeldmarklegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMorrow, BethIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress