SB 99

Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; requiring the county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting; authorizing the editing of archived video recordings under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Blueprint Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Blueprint Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Oakley, Hannah	State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Position only
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballard, Shannon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butkiewicz, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Soreng, Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Turner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
FWA	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mathias, Sam	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Baines, Alicia	N/A	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Littell, Melinda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)