Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth
Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth to analyze the challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts and the effect on school funding and the connection between growing student populations and school funding; and requiring the Task Force to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the provision of school funding by December 15, 2025.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bokee, Joshua | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fair, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Mosley, Jolene | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association