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SB 821

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Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)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 each county board of education to grant certain students temporary admission to schools for a specified time frame if the parent or guardian of a student is unable to provide proof of immunization under certain circumstances; and requiring the parent or guardian of a student granted temporary admission to present evidence of the student's appointment within 60 calendar days of the admission with a health professional or local health department for purposes of receiving the required immunizations or reconstructing a lost record.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVProctor, GregorylobbyistGSS Proctor and AssociatesWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, TraciMaryland Association of School Health NursesOral
FAVHouse II, MillardPGCPS Office of the SuperintendentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCallender, NialobbyistPSSAMWritten (PDF)
FAVBoard of Education, PGCPSPrince George's County Board of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Watson, Senator WatsonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKalyanaraman, NileshMaryland Department of HealthOral
UNFLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFHorton, AliyahlobbyistMaryland Pharmacists AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVProctor, GregoryGSS Proctor and AssociatesRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic; Anne Arundel County Public Schools; County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland; D.R. Horton; Elion Acq, LLC; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #112
FAVCallender, NiaPSSAMRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
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
UNFHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association
INFOZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association