HB 1513

Did not advance

Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions

Sponsor: Eric Ebersole (District 44A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an individual assigned to be a school resource officer or a school security employee from being used for purposes of or otherwise engaging in certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement functions.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Gail	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Oral
FAV	Cavanagh, Terrencelobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards-Luce, Aubrey	Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts	Position only
FAV	Funk, Kenzie	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rodriguez Letana, Helen	Individual	Oral
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
UNF	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the CourtsFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVCavanagh, TerrenceSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500; SEIU Maryland & DC State Council

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…