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SB 158

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Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post to the county's website a report that identifies pathways that public school students who are ineligible for transportation services may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes for public school students under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJakuta, JosephClimate Parents of Prince George'sWritten (PDF)
FAVdouglass, sharlimarMaryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)Written (PDF)
FAVOthman, RonzaNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyer, TimothyPublic Education AdvocateWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVAndrione, WilliamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, ArthurIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesWritten (PDF)
FWAScepaniak, MichaelBaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesWritten (PDF)
INFOBaucum Colbert, JordanM-NCPPC - Senior Government AnalystWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition