Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act)
What this bill does
Altering the definition of 'full-time equivalent enrollment' in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30 and May 31 of the prior school year; requiring the State Department of Education to publish online and submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly; and applying the Act to the calculation of education funding for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2027.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Corderman, Paul | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Corderman, Senator Cordermanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sterrette, Dawana | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duncan Evans, Cristina E | Baltimore Teachers Union | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gupta, Riyalobbyist | Blueprint Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goff, Jessicalobbyist | Maryland Association of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johnson, Seanlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Zaniah | Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lassiter, Wallace | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |