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SB 526

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Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students, who are ineligible for transportation services, may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJakuta, JosephClimate Parents of Prince George'sWritten (PDF)
FAVWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesWritten (PDF)
FWAScepaniak, MichaelBaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesWritten (PDF)
FWASterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
INFODesrouleaux, SashaPrince George's County GovernmentWritten (PDF)

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