Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding
Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a county board of education to adopt an open enrollment policy to authorize certain students to attend, free of charge, a public school in a county other than the county where the student is domiciled with the student's parent or guardian, subject to certain requirements; requiring county boards to include certain students in full-time equivalent enrollment counts; and directing certain funding to the county in which certain students are enrolled in a public school under an open enrollment policy.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kingsbury, Ian | Educational Freedom Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Carpenter, Jonathanlobbyist | Greenwill Consulting Group | Oral |
| FAV | Stewart, Peter | K12 Inc | Oral |
| FAV | O'Day, Garrettlobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Tynisa | StrideK12 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Schwalbach, Jude | Reason Foundation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCarpenter, JonathanGreenwill Consulting GroupRegistered for: City of College Park; City of Mount Rainier; City of Seat Pleasant; HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Kent County Government; Obvio AI, Inc.…