School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances
What this bill does
Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction by July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; requiring a county board to consult with certain municipalities and incorporate certain data when developing an education facilities master plan; providing that adequate public facilities ordinances may not delay the processing and completion of site development plans, but may delay construction starts; 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 (28)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kisicki, Carrielobbyist | Coalition for Smarter Growth | Position only |
| FAV | Matthews Brown, Rianna | Comptroller | Position only |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clements, Marklobbyist | Greater Greater Washington | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | douglass, sharlimar | Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | May, Lisalobbyist | Maryland REALTORS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anderson, Casey | Rodgers Consulting | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Van Kirk, Jason | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Scott, Michael | Ashburton Area Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Powers, Ryan | None | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McIntosh, Shawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Duvall, Jessamine | Columbia Housing Center, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hessler, Thereselobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Mcdonald, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Donahue, Alex | Interagency Commission on School Construction | Written (PDF) |