Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education
Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland and provide equitable learning outcomes consistent with certain provisions of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Patinella, Franklobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellicott, Abbie | Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Ronnie | FreeState Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Raynes, Sandy Gold | GLSEN Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | LGBTQ+ Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Landis, Sandra | Montgomery County Chapter of Start School Later | Position only |
| FAV | Chen, Jasper | OCA-DC | Oral |
| FAV | So, Yvonne | OCA-DC | Oral |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bedard, Amelie | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chen, Miles | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lee, Adam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ng, Theo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Culberson, Donna | Moms For Liberty | Position only |
| UNF | Dreisch, Susan | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| UNF | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Position only |
| UNF | Barnett, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Chang, Jade | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gao, Donghong | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Liu, Hong | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Shih, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shih, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Swartz, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | yang, bing | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kim, Sewon | OCA-DC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cho, Mackenzie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
GLSEN MarylandFAV 1
LGBTQ+ CaucusFAV 1
Moms for LibertyUNF 1
Moms For LibertyUNF 1
OCA-DCFAV 2FWA 1
Trans MarylandFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association