SB 62

Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth to analyze the challenges related to the delay in student enrollment counts and its effect on school funding and the connection between growing student populations and the provision of school funding; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15, 2025.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Donald, Jerry	Frederick County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Callender, Nialobbyist	PSSAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Senator Karen	Senator Karen Lewis Young	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis Young, Senator Karen	Senator Karen Lewis Young	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bokee, Joshua	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Yoho, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Senator Karen Lewis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tyler, Jr.-Chair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
INFO	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)