Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act)
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 33UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | ADL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isakharov, Luda | Anti Defamation League | Oral |
| FAV | Weinstein, Sara | Anti-Defamation League | Oral |
| FAV | Snyder, Abigaillobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Leonard, Victoria | Committee for Montgomery | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | miller, deborahlobbyist | JCRC of Greater Washington | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ringley, Sharon | Jewish Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berne, Eli | Jewish Federations of North America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Slifkin, Benjamin | UMD Student | Oral |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Appel, Uriel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Astrof, Zachary | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Binder, Eden | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Faust, Taylor | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubinson, Harriet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solomon, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tsach, Einav | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lazerow, Alexandra | Jewish Voice for Peace | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Azzam, Reem | Justice For All | Oral |
| UNF | Green, Linda | Life After Release | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Freund, David | Montgomery County Jewish Collective | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Epstein, Jessica | Prince George's 4 Palestine | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blaha, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anthony, Meliha | Student at St. John's College | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Abd-Allah, Khadeeja | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Abukhdeir, Ruba | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ali, Saqib | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ateto, Philip | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barnstein, Hershel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Berger, Zackary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cabrera Holtz, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carrell, Nadia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chaudry, Zainab | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eneim, Andrew | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Frankl, Evelyn | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hiller, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jourdak, Mary Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kane, Samuel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kerin, Susan | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Kretler, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Leffer, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MORSE, NICOLE | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Parkinson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ramos, J | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosenblum, Michael | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Silmi, Asiya | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Stein, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Association of Community Colleges | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Power, Matt | Maryland Independent College and University Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ADLFAV 1
Jewish CaucusFAV 1
Justice For AllUNF 1
Life After ReleaseUNF 1
SURJUNF 1
UMD StudentFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington