HB 763

Did not advance

Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking

Sponsor: Delegate Johnson, S.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that a certain program on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault include, for students in grades 6 through 8, material promoting the awareness and prevention of human and sex trafficking.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Taylor, Ronnie	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Callender, Nialobbyist	PSSAM	Written (PDF)
UNF	Callender, Nialobbyist	PSSAM	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyUNF 2

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 2

Maryland State Board of EducationUNF 1

Maryland State Department of EducationUNF 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationUNF 1

PSSAMUNF 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

UNFCallender, NiaPSSAMRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault