HB 772

Did not advance

Education - Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students - Alterations

Sponsor: Kent Roberson (District 25)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Directing county boards of education to provide certain funding to local workforce development boards to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students; altering a certain reporting requirement of local workforce development boards; and requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board to report to the Governor and General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Program by January 1, 2027.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spragins, Stacie	Anne Arundel County Commission for Women	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Brian	Anne Arundel County Local Workforce Development Board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Brian	Anne Arundel County Local Workforce Development Board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garvin, MacKenzie	Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment Development	Oral
FAV	Wolfson, Kate	Baltimore's Promise	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomlin, Zachary	Carroll County Workforce Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomlin, Zachary	Carroll County Workforce Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamali, Ardylobbyist	Employ Prince George's, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamali, Ardylobbyist	Employ Prince George's, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adibes, Stephanie	Howard County Workforce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adibes, Stephanie	Howard County Workforce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nichols, Tony	Lower Shore Workforce Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nichols, Tony	Lower Shore Workforce Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rauner, Cindy	Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board Chair	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rauner, Cindy	Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board Chair	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogarty, Mary Anne	Susquehanna Workforce Network, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogarty, Mary Anne	Susquehanna Workforce Network, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Djouha, Coleen	WorkSource Montgomery	Oral
FAV	Van De Weert, Sarah	WorkSource Montgomery	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Akintilo, Adenike	Individual	Oral
FAV	Butler, Brandonlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Butler, Brandonlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Roberson, Delegate Robersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Roberson, Delegate Robersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Murray, Kirkland	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kirkland	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Patterson, Edith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wheeler, Brady	Individual	Position only
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dulay, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Public Schools Superintendents Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Pugh, Shannon	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Oral
FWA	Bulson, Sean	HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Oral
FWA	Ridgway, Katie	Harford County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Jack	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Briggs, Frederick	Wicomico County Public Schools	Oral
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Schaefer, Joy	Accountability and Implementation Board	Written (PDF)
INFO	Eason, Amanda	MDOL	Written (PDF)
INFO	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Accountability and Implementation BoardINFO 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Commission for WomenFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Local Workforce Development BoardFAV 2

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsFWA 1

Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment DevelopmentFAV 1

Baltimore's PromiseFAV 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyUNF 1

Carroll County Workforce DevelopmentFAV 2

Employ Prince George's, Inc.FAV 2

Harford County Public SchoolsFWA 1

HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSFWA 1

Howard County WorkforceFAV 2

Lower Shore Workforce AllianceFAV 2

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MDOLINFO 1

Public Schools Superintendents Association of MarylandUNF 1

Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board ChairFAV 2

Susquehanna Workforce Network, IncFAV 2

Wicomico County Public SchoolsFWA 1

WorkSource MontgomeryFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKamali, ArdyEmploy Prince George's, Inc.Registered for: Employ Prince George's, Inc.

FAVWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVButler, BrandonRegistered for: Cecil County Government; Center for Election Science; DelFest, LLC; International Responder Systems; Maryland Workforce Association; Toro Management, LLC…

UNFDulay, BrianMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

UNFFannon, Mary PatPublic Schools Superintendents Association of MarylandRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland