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Education - Antidiscrimination Policies - Policy and Notice Requirements

Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain schools that have an antidiscrimination policy to ensure that the policy includes certain information and is available to certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring a school to provide a certain training regarding antidiscrimination policies to students and employees in a certain manner; and requiring, if sufficient resources are not available to provide training, a school to coordinate with a community organization with certain expertise to provide the training to students and employees at no cost.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHammon, LizzCARYOral
FAVEllicott, AbbieCoalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsWritten (PDF)
FAVKaufman, AaronDelegate-Maryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVTaylor, RonnieFreeState JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVOrbe, Jr., CarlosMaryland Latinos UnidosWritten (PDF)
FAVTurkheimer, StefanRAINNOral
FAVFunk, KenzieStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMcDonald, ErickaTRACWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Kaufman, Delegate KaufmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVIsler, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJarrett, BethIndividualPosition only
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNovak, WendyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFScott, SuzieMoms for Liberty MarylandPosition only
UNFHart, KitIndividualPosition only
UNFHarvey, VictoriaIndividualPosition only
UNFHinkhaus, ShannonIndividualPosition only
UNFSeibel, LauraIndividualPosition only
FWASadwin, AriellobbyistMaryland CAPEWritten (PDF)
FWAO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FWAJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWASadwin, ArielMaryland CAPERegistered for: Agudath Israel of Maryland
FWAO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault