HB 1205

Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals

Sponsor: Greg Wims (District 39)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a minimum wage rate of at least $25 per hour to be paid by county boards of education to certain education support professionals beginning on July 1, 2028; and requiring the State Department of Education to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026, on an estimate of the total cost of implementing a $25-per-hour minimum wage for education support professionals.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bonsu, Arthur	AFSCME Local 2250	Oral
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Llewellyn, Anne Marie	KCPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tayman, Stacy	MSEA CAESS	Oral
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lemle, Paul	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jenkins, Courtney	Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Timothy	Public Education Advocate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ulmes, Tracie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wims, Delegate Greg	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wims, Delegate Greg	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Stacey	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Local 2250FAV 1

AFSCME Maryland Council 3FAV 1

KCPSFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIOFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MSEA CAESSFAV 1

Public Education AdvocateFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce