SB 103

Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction

Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)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, beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness of sleep deprivation and later school start times.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Albrecht, Eric	American Academy of Sleep Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergman, Dayana	Individual	Oral
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Diallo, Omar	Office of Senator Joanne C. Benson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Afolabi, Oluwatosin	Senator Joanne Benson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ibrahim, Maribel	Start School Later	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snider, Terra Ziporyn	Start School Later	Written (PDF)
FAV	Andrione, William	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Broadwater, Andra	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Broadwater, Sarah	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fielding-Jones, Robyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Olivas, Aaron	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Runko, Virginia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Snider, Sage	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Goff, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland Association of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lostrom, Marty	Maryland School Bus Contractors Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FWA	Baines, Alicia	N/A	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Academy of Sleep MedicineFAV 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFWA 1

IndividualFAV 1

Maryland Association of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland School Bus Contractors AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Department of EducationUNF 1

Maryland State Education AssociationINFO 1

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

Montgomery County Board of EducationUNF 1

N/AFWA 1

Office of Senator Joanne C. BensonFAV 1

Senator Joanne BensonFAV 1

Start School LaterFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

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

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

INFOLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association