Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required
Sponsor: J.B. Jennings (District 7)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a Baltimore City school police officer and a school resource officer to carry a firearm while present on the premises of the school to which the officer is assigned.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| FAV | Carpenter, Sherrice | Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89 | Position only |
| FAV | Cheatham, Marvin | MAHNA/MHCDC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Jennings, Senator Jenningslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Jennings, Senator Jenningslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | douglass, sharlimar | MAREE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reeder, Julie | Youth As Resources (YAR) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sterrette, Dawana | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
MAHNA/MHCDCFAV 1
MAREEUNF 1