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Montgomery County - County Board of Education - School Operation Requirements MC 14-26

Sponsor: Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - Local BillsStatus: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Montgomery County Board of Education to require public schools within the county to be open for pupil attendance for at least 180 school days or a minimum of 1,080 school hours instead of both during a 10-month period under certain circumstances; requiring a school open fewer than 180 days or the minimal number of hours to provide employees who earn an hourly wage to make up lost wages; and requiring a report to the Department of Education and the General Assembly on schools open fewer than a certain number of days or hours.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVUrsprung, PatriciaMontgomery County Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieMontgomery County DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVStein, DavidMontgomery County Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVThai Pham, PhongWhite Oak MS Student RepresentativeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMontgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County DelegationIndividualOral
FAVMontgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County DelegationIndividualOral
UNFTao, BetsyDistraction Free Schools MD, MCCPTA Technology CommitteeWritten (PDF)
UNFOakley, HannahState Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
UNFGleicher, AriIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMontezemolo, SusannaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFYoung, ShanaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHowe, BrigidBNHWritten (PDF)
FWAChung, EvelynMCCPTAOral + Written (PDF)
FWAElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500