Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights
Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each county board of education, in consultation with certain individuals, to develop and implement a certain policy to promote parental involvement in students' education; and establishing a complaint and appeals process for violations of a certain policy.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathanlobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Ready, Justin | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dreisch, Susan | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Patterson, Jovani | PEACE Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Barvir, Meghan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | E Douglas, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Edwards, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Esko, Rebekah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Neumark, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ray, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rizzo, Allison | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Ready, Senator Readylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Snyder, Ann | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Myers, Brenda | Brenda Myers | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stallard, Megan | MCPS Student Climate Action Council | Oral |
| UNF | Dulay, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Edwards-Luce, Aubrey | Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McDonald, Ericka | TRAC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Trivedi, Shanta | University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Borsum, Heather | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Davenport, Marisa | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Greengrass, Mara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hurley, Ayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Slade, Daniel | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Tripathi, Richa | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wambui, Maureen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFDulay, BrianMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education