SB 293

County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act)

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each member of a county board of education to complete certain antibias training at least once during the member's term; and requiring that the antibias training be conducted separately from certain other required public school employee training.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Weisel, Meredithlobbyist	ADL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Howe, Brigid	BNH	Position only
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	douglass, sharlimar	MAREE	Position only
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ringley, Sharon	Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Branson, Cherri	Montgomery County Branch of NAACP	Oral
FAV	Frost, Lesley	Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Highsmith Vernick, Nikki	The Horizon Foundation	Position only
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Kenneth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubinson, Harriet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Culberson, Donna	Moms For Liberty	Position only
UNF	THOMPSON, LAUREN	Resident	Position only
UNF	Benhoff, Jean	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Hamilton, Rebecca	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Thompson, Chuck	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ADLFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 2

BNHFAV 1

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

MAREEFAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Legislative Jewish CaucusFAV 1

Maryland State Board of EducationFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Moms For LibertyUNF 1

Montgomery County Branch of NAACPFAV 1

Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action TeamFAV 1

ResidentUNF 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

YearFAV 1FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeisel, MeredithADLRegistered for: Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…