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SB 263

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Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVOh, Jun316th Wing, Joint Base AndrewsWritten (PDF)
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMurphy, MorganMD Dept of Veterans AffairsWritten (PDF)
FAVGoff, JessicalobbyistMaryland Association of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVLivingston, LindsayMaryland Department of Veterans and Military FamiliesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDragics, DAVIDlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Written (PDF)
FAVDragics, DAVIDlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Written (PDF)
FAVCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVAnderson, ZaniahPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVArnold, ChristopherUnited States Department of Defense-State Liaison OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVZektick, BarbaralobbyistZektick + CompanyWritten (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLivingston, JacobIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMartin, BrittanyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVYork, KatieIndividualPosition only
UNFCarbery, JowinSelf DirectedOral
FWAGoff, JessicalobbyistMaryland Association of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAUrsprung, PatriciaMontgomery County Board of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVGoff, JessicaMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition
FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition
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.
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FWAGoff, JessicaMaryland Association of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education