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Primary and Secondary Education - Reportable Offense - Alteration

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of a reportable offense to include only references to offenses defined as crimes of violence in relation to reporting arrests of students attending public and nonpublic schools in the State.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDixon, MoniqueGibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of LawWritten (PDF)
FAVQuinn, KellyMaryland Coalition to Reform to School DisciplineOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFlanagan, AbbieOffice of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBradford, LeviPublic Justice CenterOral
FAVMartinson, ClaireUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Youth, Justice, and Education ClinicOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Atterbeary, Delegate AtterbearylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHunt, ChristineIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
UNFScott, SuzieMoms for Liberty MarylandPosition only
UNFChang, JadeIndividualOral
UNFEdwards, RichardIndividualPosition only
UNFEsko, RebekahIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGao, DonghongIndividualPosition only
UNFHart, KitIndividualPosition only
UNFHinkhaus, ShannonIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLiu, HongIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFNuzback, SharonIndividualPosition only
UNFSeibel, LauraIndividualPosition only
UNFShih, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFWenstrup, MichelleIndividualPosition only
UNFwade, lauraIndividualPosition only
INFOHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
INFOJackson, SamiralobbyistLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOMathias, SamMaryland Association of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOMansfield, AndrealobbyistTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
INFOJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
INFOMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.
INFOFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland