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HB 1316

VetoedCrossfile SB 897
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Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide

Sponsor: Sarah Wolek (District 16)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchaeffer, CindyUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineOral
FAVDelegate Wolek, Delegate WoleklegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJarrett, BethIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FWABaur, CynthiaUniversity of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association