HB 325

Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study

Sponsor: Greg Wims (District 39)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 328 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allow an individual to choose to take all components of the General Educational Development Test in either English or Spanish; and requiring the Department to study the feasibility and cost of offering the examination in additional languages and to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Howe, Brigid	BNH	Position only
FAV	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Catholic Charities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jahromi, Laura	Children's Opportunity Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haddad Nunez, Aitza	Friendly Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gee, Flora	Greenbelt Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Espinoza-Thorndahl, Rossana	Latino Child Care Association of Maryland, Inc. (LCAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lazo, Omar	Latino Democratic Club of Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	douglass, sharlimar	MAREE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schoenthal, Stephanie	MCPS - Stephanie Schoenthal	Oral
FAV	Perez-Fuentes, Tania	MCPS/CREA	Oral
FAV	Gee, Flora	Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fulginiti, Andrew	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walberg, Lindsay	Montgomery County Public Schools	Oral
FAV	Slayton, Sr., Rev. Dr. Kevin	NORTHWOOD APPOLD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH	Oral
FAV	Van De Weert, Sarah	WorkSource Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Argoti-Fernandez, Gabriela	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cacheiro, Matias	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wims, Delegate Wimslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Landaverde, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Kenneth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hamilton, Rebecca	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only