State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
What this bill does
Authorizing the State Superintendent of Schools to declare a prolonged state of emergency for an event that prevents regular, in-person attendance at a public school for at least 14 consecutive school days, subject to certain requirements; establishing that if an emergency threatens a particular school within a local system the State Superintendent may declare a prolonged state of emergency for that school; requiring the State Board to adopt certain regulations relating to a prolonged state of emergency; etc.
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Testimony (34)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Buckheit, Kimberly | Maryland Center for School Safety | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hands, Zachary | Maryland State Board of Education | Oral |
| FAV | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ursprung, Patricia | Montgomery County Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Qualequity Access | Position only |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Taylor, Mary | Baltimore County Parent And Student Coalition | Position only |
| UNF | Lombardo, Darren | Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Garrett, Catherine | Love Maryland PAC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MONTGOMERY, MEGAN | Love Maryland PAC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Position only |
| UNF | Baines, Alicia | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Adams, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ferrell, Valerie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | HARVEY, JAMES | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Harvey, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hibbert Nelson, Annette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Simonsen, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |