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SB 673

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Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSadwin, Rabbi ArielAgudath Israel of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVHenske, RachaelAmerican Youth AssociationOral
FAVDobariya, DhruvIlluminate MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSnow, MarkNew Brunswick HS/ Rabbi Pesach Raymon YeshivaOral
FAVUrszuy, DianeOUOral
FAVRubin, MickeyTeach CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVHogan, PatricklobbyistIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, CanieceIndividualOral
UNFSunderman, GailLeague of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD)Written (PDF)
UNFZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFCallender, NialobbyistPSSAMWritten (PDF)
FWAWaheed, FatimaIndividualOral
INFOHouck, MadelineMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHogan, PatrickRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One
UNFZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFCallender, NiaPSSAMRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland