Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance
Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a sexual offense in the third degree; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of rape or other sexual offenses; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance under the Act.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | salling, johnny | senator | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Barvir, Meghan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosado, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sorell, Holly | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Patinella, Franklobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Berger, Meganlobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Brenda | Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wiener, Vic | Juvenile Law Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Quinn, Kelly | Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| UNF | Fieo, Alyssa | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zacker, Jeremy | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Letourneau, Elizabeth | Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bradford, Levi | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Quinn, Kelly | The Choice Program at UMBC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, E. Flannery | University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| UNF | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| UNF | Rothstein, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Oral |
| FWA | Fracchia, Bryan | Woodbourne Center | Oral |
| FWA | salling, johnny | senator | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Brown, Anthony | AG MD | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandUNF 1
AG MDINFO 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Juvenile Law CenterUNF 1
Maryland NonprofitsUNF 1
Montgomery CountyUNF 1
senatorFAV 1FWA 1
Woodbourne CenterFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…