County Boards of Education - Student Members - Voting Rights and Participation in Executive Sessions
Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)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
Providing that student members on certain county boards of education may vote on certain matters and may attend certain executive or special sessions under certain circumstances; and providing that student members of county boards of education have certain voting rights and may attend certain executive or special sessions.
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Testimony (40)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist | Advance Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Laura | Free State PTA | Position only |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | messick, madsion | Kent County High School | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hossainkhail, Alexander | Maryland Youth Advisory Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ayoola, Abisola | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kamenetz, Karson | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Monter, Leslie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Olson, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wildesen, Hailey | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Xu, Angelina | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Babb, Mara | Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ayaz, Lamia | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Hayes, Jordan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Meade, Brenton | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Advance MarylandFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Free State PTAFAV 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGupta, RiyaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education