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State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional

Sponsor: Senator Washington, M.Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the membership of the State Board of Education from 13 to 14 to include an early childhood development professional as a member; requiring the early childhood development professional to have extensive experience in the operations of a child care business, and early childhood curriculum and development; and requiring the Governor to appoint the early childhood development member, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of three qualified individuals submitted from the Office of Child Care Advisory Council.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVReyes, Ruth CarolinaArco Iris Bilingual Children's CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVALBERTSEN, RANDIInnovations in Education, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVEspinoza-Thorndahl, RossanaLatino Child Care Association of Maryland, Inc. (LCAM)Written (PDF)
FAVMiller, DanaLittle Smiling FacesWritten (PDF)
FAVDANIELS, RUBYMSFCCAWritten (PDF)
FAVGee, FloraMaryland Association for the Education of Young ChildrenWritten (PDF)
FAVKovacs, LisaMaryland Association of Local Management BoardsWritten (PDF)
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVWebb, CynthiaThe Learning BeeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBuchy, LisaWee Lad & Lassie Early Learning CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMunroe, KeciaWomen's CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKovacs, LisaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMorrow, BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
INFOHands, ZacharyMaryland State Board of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500