Education - Prekindergarten and Withholding of County Board Funding (Blueprint Accountability and Flexibility Act of 2024)
What this bill does
Altering certain dates related to the family share for Tier II children in publicly funded prekindergarten; altering certain dates related to the proportion of eligible private provider prekindergarten slots; repealing the authorization for the State Department of Education to exclude by annual waiver Tier I children who are 4 years old from a certain prekindergarten slot calculation; establishing a process for the Accountability and Implementation Board to withhold certain funding from a county board under certain circumstances; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (23)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sterrette, Dawana | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |