Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)
What this bill does
Requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive locations relating to the definition of a 'public school'; expanding the definition of sensitive locations to include certain locations that distribute food to individuals in need; prohibiting public school personnel from engaging in certain immigration enforcement; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Education Advocacy Coalition for Students with Disabilities | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reid, Emma L. | Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martinez, Ashanti | MD Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wright, Casey | MD State Dept of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Carlson, Kelsey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Koul, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Makar, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodriguez Letana, Helen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |