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HB 587

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Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts

Sponsor: Edith J. Patterson (District 28)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain individuals honorably discharged from military service to obtain a high school diploma if the individuals withdrew from a full-time public or private high school to enlist in the armed forces of the United States during certain wars or conflicts.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMurphy, MorganMD Dept of Veterans AffairsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Rogers, MikelegislatorMD House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVNash, LynnlobbyistMaryland Military CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Patterson, Delegate PattersonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVPatterson, EdithIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHenderson, LaShondaprivate citizenOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition