SB 1090

Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public SafetyStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide funds to improve emergency notification systems and communications between public elementary and secondary school personnel, a public safety answering point, and a public safety agency during emergency events; requiring the Center to ensure that the Program is operating and available to each county board on or before September 1, 2026; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldenzer, Christopher	Montgomery County Sheriff's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meiser, Henry J.	Student Commissioner - Governor's Commission on Suicide Prevention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Link, Mia	ZeroEyes	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Bryan, Kate	Maryland Center for School Safety (MCSS)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sierra, Anna	Maryland Department of Emergency Management	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cross, Cashenna	NAACP	Oral
FWA	Yelin, Ben	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Sunderman, Gail	League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsFAV 1

League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)INFO 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Center for School Safety (MCSS)FWA 1

Maryland Department of Emergency ManagementFWA 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Sheriff's OfficeFAV 1

NAACPFWA 1

Student Commissioner - Governor's Commission on Suicide PreventionFAV 1

ZeroEyesFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

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

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