HB 1329

Education - Public School Construction - Funding

Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Codifying certain provisions of law that specify the intent of the General Assembly that the State provide at least a certain amount of funding for public school construction each year; and increasing the annual public school construction funding goal to at least $550,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2027.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Donahue, Alex	Interagency Commission on School Construction	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-CoChair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Timothy	Public Education Advocate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jamie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Dana	DBM	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsFAV 1

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersFAV 1

BCRWFAV 1

DBMINFO 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Interagency Commission on School ConstructionFAV 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Public Education AdvocateFAV 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.FAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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