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Education - Transporting Students and Jobs That Require Driving - Authorization and Requirements (Drivers Education for Good Jobs Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county board of education to authorize a certain employee to transport a public school student in a vehicle if the driver meets certain requirements; and requiring, on or before December 31, 2024, the Career and Technical Education Committee to establish a certain pathway for students to prepare for a career that requires driving skills and a driver's license and establish an annual goal for the number of students who obtain certain licenses before they graduate high school.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBridges, KamJob Opportunities Task ForcePosition only
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVCampion, LouislobbyistMaryland Motor Truck AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Watson, Senator WatsonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCampion, LouisMaryland Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education