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SB 783

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Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a principal or school administration to investigate each student fight or physical struggle; prohibiting a school employee from disciplining a student who, after an investigation, more likely than not used reasonable force necessary to protect the student or to escape the attack; and requiring a principal or school administration to expunge certain documentation from a student's disciplinary record under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCarlson, DebbieBee a Rae of Sunshine FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVCash, RachaelBee a Rae of Sunshine FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVJarboe, SerraBee a Rae of Sunshine FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMack, KristenHansel Law, PCOral
FAVTrautwein, JamesHansel Law, PCOral
FAVFair, Delegate KrisMaryland Legislative LGBTQ+ CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDurholz, MarleneIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FWAEdwards-Luce, AubreySayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the CourtsOral + Written (PDF)

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