Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; establishing minimum criteria for the award of a Seal of Civic Excellence and designation as a Center of Civic Excellence; and requiring participating local school systems to submit an annual report to the Department of Education.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 46Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Monteiro, Darron | DSCI | Oral |
| FAV | Music, Meghan | Department of Service and Civic Innovation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore Brooks, Gabrielle | Harford County Regional Association of School Councils | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Falcon, Gavin | Howard County Association of Student Councils | Oral |
| FAV | Brown-Krausz, Marna | Indivisible HOCOMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hine, Zander | MD-CEC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oh, Joshua | MDCEC and Kid Changemakers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Babb, Mara | Maryland Association of Student Councils | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Babb, Mara | Maryland Association of Student Counsils | Oral |
| FAV | Massey, Genie | Maryland Civic Education Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Patel, Jiya | Maryland Civic Education Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Ellie | Maryland Out of School Time Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hands, Zachary | Maryland State Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hossainkhail, Alexander | Maryland Youth Advisory Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Potts, Kinsley | Maryland Youth Advisory Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wan, Ella | OCA DC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Gregory T. | Promise of Democracy Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allin, Alexander | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Andrione, William | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bi, Roselyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bista, Shradha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Friedman, Marshall | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fry, Sara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fry, Sara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fry, Scott | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Garza-Holguin, Maria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Green, Sharon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hybl, Lois | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jallow, Fanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Makenzie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keane, Christopher | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knoll, Spencer | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mahoney, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Malik, Aleena | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Marks, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Lena Morreale | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vogel, Joe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wu, Lorena | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association