Labor and Employment - Parental School Engagement Leave Act
Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain employers to provide certain employees with at least 12 hours of parental school engagement leave each school year to attend meetings and conferences relating to the schooling of the employee's child; and requiring the State Superintendent of Schools and the Commissioner of Labor to provide notice of certain provisions of the Act and develop and make available a document that may be used to validate an employee's use of parental school engagement leave.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Murphy, JD | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Benson, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ewing, Logan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grubb, Laura | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Branndon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Blum, Danna | Carroll County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Karrington | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | O'Halloran, Mike | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kolp, Ande | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Colbert, Jordan Baucum | M-NCPPC | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…
UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…
UNFWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…