HB 1168

State Department of Education - Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Model Response Policy - Requirements

Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a model sexual abuse and sexual misconduct response policy that includes, at minimum, certain components; requiring each local school system to adopt a response policy based on the model policy developed by the Department on or before September 1, 2027, and to post in a conspicuous place on its website a link to a certain centralized statewide resource platform; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bagnall, Heather	Delegate Heather Bagnall	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hansel, Jennifer	constituent	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boosinger, Meghann	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bagnall, Delegate Bagnalllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Glickman, Courtney	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossman, Jeremiah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juhasz, Katherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraft, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Levinger, Benjamin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Valentino, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Harris, Mrs	District 25 Constituent	Position only
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cook, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

constituentFAV 1

Delegate Heather BagnallFAV 1

District 25 ConstituentFWA 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationINFO 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationINFO 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

INFOCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

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