Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness on sleep deprivation and later school start times.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 27FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Chin, Olivia | Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils | Oral |
| FAV | Wolfson, Amy | Loyola University Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buki, Katherine | Maryland Sleep Society, Frederick Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Landis, Sandra | Montgomery County Chapter of Start School Later | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Angela R | Office of Senator Joanne C. Benson | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Prieto, Tatia | Prismatic Services, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cigna, Brynn | Self | Position only |
| FAV | Ibrahim, Maribel | Start School Later | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snider, Terra Ziporyn | Start School Later | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | VanBuskirk, Lisa | Start School Later | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abuarqub, Aysheh | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allin, Alexander | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ammon, Timothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beckett, Madelyn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Broadwater, Andra | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chico, Ben | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gelula, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hager, Erin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Joffre, Aidan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ludwig, Alex | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Minakowski, Grace | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Moore, Heather | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Snider, Sage | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tabachnik, Daisy | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Howard County, Staff | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ursprung, Patricia | Montgomery County Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Callender, Nialobbyist | PSSAM | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Jung, Deb | Howard County Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…
INFOZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association