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SB 170

EnactedCrossfile HB 291
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County Boards of Education - Bid Advertisement Threshold and Electronic Posting of Hearing Notices and Bid Advertisements

Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (District 35)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring county boards of education to post certain hearing notices and bid advertisements on the websites of certain local school systems; increasing the threshold amount of costs of school buildings, improvements, supplies, and equipment that require county boards to advertise for bids from $25,000 to $100,000; and updating the reference to the State's centralized procurement platform on which county boards may advertise for bids for school buildings, improvements, supplies, or equipment.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrown, JamieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Gallion, Senator GallionlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Gallion, Senator GallionlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
UNFSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAGallion, SenatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association