SB 386

Primary and Secondary Education - Definition and Notification of Reportable Offense - Alterations

Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'reportable offense' to remove the requirement that the offense occurred off school premises and did not occur at an event sponsored by the school; and requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the local superintendent of schools and school principal for certain decisions made during a certain inquiry of a juvenile offender for certain offenses.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Frederick Co State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Kevin	Frederick County Sheriff's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Maryland	Position only
FAV	Giordano, Hassan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wolfgang, Kurt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dixon, Monique	Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fieo, Alyssa	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
UNF	McMullen, Kristy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lueking, Danielle	Howard County Public School System	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Aanenson, Karalyn	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Frederick Co State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Frederick County Sheriff's OfficeFAV 1

Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of LawUNF 1

Howard County Public School SystemINFO 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationINFO 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Coalition to Reform to School DisciplineUNF 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Moms for Liberty MarylandFAV 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.UNF 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

INFOFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland