SB 51

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Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices

Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, to install and provide notice of the use of certain video recording devices in self-contained special education classrooms, subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a county board from storing a certain video recording for more than 6 months after the recording date unless a request to view or store the video has been made; establishing certain reporting requirements in the event of an interruption of a certain video recording; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shillinger, Lauren	Epilepsy Foundation MD Chapter & TSC Alliance MD Chapter	Position only
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Smedley, Angela	PGCPS	Oral
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	VanBuskirk, Lisa	Start School Later	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zektick, Barbaralobbyist	Zektick + Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bane, Dustin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Jeni	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smedley-Hasty, Andrea	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson, Grace	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bergman, Dayana	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baines, Alicia	N/A	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FWA	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	SECAC, Frederick County	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shopland, Jamie	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Public SchoolsUNF 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFWA 1

Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1

Epilepsy Foundation MD Chapter & TSC Alliance MD ChapterFAV 1

IndividualUNF 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilINFO 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationUNF 1

N/AUNF 1

PGCPSFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

Start School LaterFAV 1

Zektick + CompanyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZektick, BarbaraZektick + CompanyRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.…

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

FWAMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland