Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness In Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (81)
MGA witness listFAV 46FavorableUNF 35Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| FAV | Ehardt, Barbara | Idaho House of Representatives | Oral |
| FAV | Edwards, Evie | Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krawczyk, James | J. Paul Krawczyk, Jr., Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathanlobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Tuttle, Jean | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | tribble, debra | women | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bradley, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carozza, Senator Mary Beth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frazier, Carol | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halverson, Laurie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Idleman, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kasbeer-Betty, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kasbeer-Betty, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ritchey, Rain | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ullmann, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Yatsuk, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Advance Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Babb, Mara | Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pruitt, Lauren | FreeState Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| UNF | Farris, Jaden | GLSEN Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Horton, Cleveland | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hughes, Glendora | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | English, Michael | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Willingham, Caius | National Center for Transgender Equality | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Seth, Riya | National Organization of Women | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Advance MarylandUNF 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
FreeState JusticeUNF 2
GLSEN MarylandUNF 1
ICQFAV 1
N/AUNF 1
OAGUNF 1
PrivateFAV 1
Sailsbury PFlagUNF 1
selfFAV 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
UULM-MDUNF 1
womenFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…
UNFGupta, RiyaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence