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HB 319

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County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study

Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law that authorize a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a certain type of school vehicle; and requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and the Motor Vehicle Administration, to study the current regulations for vehicles other than a certain type of school vehicle and report the results to certain committees by January 1, 2027.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVGroff, MichaelBaltimore County Public SchoolsOral
FAVHardesty, MichaelMD Association of Public TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVOthman, RonzaNational Federation of the BlindWritten (PDF)
FAVBaldwin, KebaStudentOral
FAVHughes, DesmondWicomico County Board of EducationOral
FAVBrooks, MonicaIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-HugheslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FWAPurnell, SusanKuhn's JewelersWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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