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SB 292

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County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 682 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law that authorize a county board of education to provide transportation to and from school for certain students using a vehicle other than a certain type of school vehicle under certain circumstances; and requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain entities, to study the current regulations for vehicles other than a certain type of school vehicle and report the results of the review to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2027.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, GraceAnne Arundel County Public SchoolsWritten (PDF)
FAVSterrette, DawanaBaltimore City Board of School CommissionersWritten (PDF)
FAVHughes, JacintaBaltimore City Public School SystemOral
FAVHolt, GloriaBaltimore City Public Schools Office of Pupil TranOral
FAVHulse, LaurenHopSkipDriveWritten (PDF)
FAVHardesty, MichaelMaryland Association of Pupil TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVOthman, RonzaNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAnderson, ZaniahPublic School Superintendents' Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVThompson, JeffreySt Marys County Public Schools Department of TransportationOral
FAVBrooks, MonicaIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FWAPurnell, SusanKuhn's JewelersWritten (PDF)
FWALostrom, MartyMaryland School Bus Contractors AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWAHenry, DinilStudent Transportation and Education Equity RoundtableWritten (PDF)
FWABailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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