HB 1368

Did not advance

Special Education - Individualized Education Program - Notification of Missed Services (Shifra's Act)

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the parents of a child with a disability who has an individualized education program to receive a written notice when a certain special education or related service aid specified in the individualized education program is missed, incomplete, or interrupted as specified; requiring the notice to explain the missed, incomplete or interrupted service aid and the reason the service aid, or support was missed; requiring the notice to provide parents with information on requesting a certain meeting to discuss certain matters; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Askin, Brittany	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ewing, Logan	Kennedy Kreiger Project HEAL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Position only
FAV	Davis, Stacey	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dowling, Cheri	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grayman, Elana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grayman, Glenn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	HBS	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
INFO	Goff, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

HBSUNF 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

Kennedy Kreiger Project HEALFAV 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationINFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFWA 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Moms For Liberty TalbotFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

UNFPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FWAO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

INFOGoff, JessicaMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education