SB 769

Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sadwin, Rabbi Ariel	Agudath Israel of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paley, Leahlobbyist	Anne Arundel County Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Liu, Joseph	Capital Area Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maroney, Meghan	Center for Science in the Public Interest	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frost, Emma	Children's National Hospital	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mandel, Steven	Critical Issues Forum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cotsonas, Cherie	Food and Nutrition Services St. Mary's County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Heaven	FoodCorps	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadwin, Ariellobbyist	Maryland CAPE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Julia	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doran, Megan	Maryland School Nutrition Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klatko, Mary	Maryland School Nutrition Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leach, Elizabeth	Montgomery County Director of Food and Nutrition Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bisnette, Stacey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FWA	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Dana	Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)
INFO	Houck, Madeline	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Agudath Israel of MarylandFAV 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Food BankFAV 1

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersFAV 1

Capital Area Food BankFAV 1

Center for Science in the Public InterestFAV 1

Children's National HospitalFAV 1

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Department of Budget and ManagementINFO 1

Food and Nutrition Services St. Mary's County Public SchoolsFAV 1

FoodCorpsFAV 1

Maryland CAPEFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland School Nutrition AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Montgomery County Director of Food and Nutrition ServicesFAV 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVPaley, LeahAnne Arundel County Food BankRegistered for: Anne Arundel County Food Bank

FAVSadwin, ArielMaryland CAPERegistered for: Agudath Israel of Maryland

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVCapodanno, MatthewMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

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…

FWAO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference