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Public and Nonpublic Schools - Employing Individuals Charged With Crimes - Prohibition

Sponsor: Lauren Arikan (District 7B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/17 at 2:15 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting public and nonpublic schools from hiring or retaining a certain employee who the school knows has been charged with a certain crime; requiring a nonpublic school or local school system contract to provide that a contractor or subcontractor may not knowingly assign an employee to work on school premises with certain access to children if the employee has been charged with a certain crime; and prohibiting a nonpublic school or local school system from rehiring an employee for 5 years if the employee fails to provide certain notice.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVCassilly, RobertHarford County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenhawk, JanetMoms For Liberty TalbotPosition only
FAVArikan, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrocato, DeborahIndividualPosition only
FAVBrocato, DeborahIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Arikan, Delegate ArikanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Arikan, Delegate ArikanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDulin, AltheaIndividualPosition only
FAVGibson, GinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGraham, LizzyIndividualPosition only
FAVHart, KitIndividualPosition only
FAVJohnson, GaryIndividualPosition only
FAVJohnson, JacquelineIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHuock, MadelineMD Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board (PSTEBWritten (PDF)

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