SB 1026

County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act)

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a process for the uniform and timely reporting of certain county board of education budget information to a county governing body; requiring a county board to post certain budget information on the county board's public-facing website in an easily identifiable location; requiring a certain audit to be sent to the county council or the county commissioners; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Ball, County Executive Calvin	Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Jackson, Tara	Prince George's County Chief Administrative Officer	Oral
FAV	Wilson, Jack	Queen Anne’s County Commission	Oral
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	DOrazio, Peter	Year	Position only
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jarrell, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mallo, Jennifer	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Boucher, Kathleen	Montgomery County, MD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sopa, Denise	Cecil County Public Schools	Oral
INFO	Acton, Karen	Charles County Public Schools	Oral
INFO	Clabaugh, Heather	Frederick County Public Schools	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersINFO 2

Board of Education of Howard CountyFWA 1

Cecil County Public SchoolsINFO 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Charles County Public SchoolsINFO 1

Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Common Cause MDFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 2

Frederick County Public SchoolsINFO 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFWA 2

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1FWA 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County, MDFWA 1

Prince George's County Chief Administrative OfficerFAV 1

Queen Anne’s County CommissionFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 2

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress

FAVGupta, RiyaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWAJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress

FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland