Local Education Agencies - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
What this bill does
Requiring the State Department of Education to register each local education agency in the State as an associate member of a national organization to utilize the Educator Identification Clearinghouse for screening individuals who apply to be educators; and requiring each local education agency in the State to utilize the Educator Identification Clearinghouse to screen each individual who applies for an educator position with the local school system on or after July 1, 2025.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Houck, Madeline | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Spiegelman, Jonah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spiegelman, Jonah | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Dulay, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Lueking, Danielle | Board of Education Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Adams, Jimmy | NASDTEC | Oral + Written (PDF) |