Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights
Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each county board of education, in consultation with certain individuals, to develop and implement a certain policy to promote parental involvement in students' education; establishing a complaint and appeals process for violations of a certain policy; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dreisch, Susan | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abbott, Caryn | Worcester County Commissioner | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barnett, Kathleen | retired | Position only |
| FAV | Barnett, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chang, Jade | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elkoshairi, Wael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Esko, Rebekah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Sara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hanson, Rosalind | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lipko, Seth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Neumark, Tom | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Shih, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wambui, Maureen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ellicott, Abbie | Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pruitt, Lauren | FreeState Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dulay, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Massey, Katherine | Maryland Civic Education Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Trivedi, Shanta | Maryland family law professors at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the University of Maryland, Carey School of Law | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Edwards-Luce, Aubrey | Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McDonald, Ericka | TRAC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Green, Fidel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greengrass, Mara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hurley, Ayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sweeney, Kellen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFDulay, BrianMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education