HB 123

Did not advance

School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations

Sponsor: Mike Griffith (District 35A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Including institutions and programs of higher education in which a student is enrolled as part of a dual enrollment program in the definition of 'school system'; adding certain offenses to the list of offenses a law enforcement agency must report to certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and authorizing State's Attorneys to make a certain notification if a student is arrested for certain offenses.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cassilly, Robert	Harford County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ridgway, Katie	Harford County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Healey, Alison	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Position only
FAV	Dreisch, Susan	Moms for Liberty	Position only
FAV	Teufer, Tina	Pillars of Hope – The P&K Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alvarez, Diane	Respect Life	Position only
FAV	Bennett, Daria	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hardesty, Amy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hart, Kit	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lanocha, Cristina	Individual	Position only
FAV	Nelson, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tier OKeefe, Natalie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wenstrup, Michelle	Individual	Position only
UNF	Aanesnon, Kara	Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	McDonald-McNeal, Kezia	Gibson-Banks Center for Race and The Law	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mills, Elizabeth	Juvenile Service Education Program	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ewing, Logan	Kennedy Kreiger Project HEAL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fox Tolentino, Betsy	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Flanagan, Abbie	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lofgren, Ingrid	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Edwards-Luce, Aubrey	Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cichowski, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

INFOFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

HB 123

What this bill does

Testimony (32)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified