Organization on the record
Maryland State Board of Education
Bills
77
68 for · 23 against · 9 info
Got their outcome
76%
50 of 66 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 154 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Passed both chambers |
| HB 288 State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare | FAV | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| HB 459 State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools - Enforcement Procedures - Alterations | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Withdrawn |
| HB 966 State Board of Education – Enforcement Procedures – Alteration | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 973 Open Meetings Act - Enhanced Requirements for Educational Entities and Retention Requirements | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1582 Education - Program of Educational Accountability - Alterations (Comprehensive Outcomes and Measures of Progress for Supporting Schools (COMPASS Act)) | FAV | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| HB 1582 Education - Program of Educational Accountability - Alterations (Comprehensive Outcomes and Measures of Progress for Supporting Schools (COMPASS Act)) | FAV | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| SB 99 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Passed both chambers |
| SB 218 State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare | FAV | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 311 Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FWA | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| SB 359 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | FWA | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session28 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 72 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 118 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 129 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 150 Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 161 County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 197 Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 324 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 326 Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 524 State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 583 Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Schools - Alterations | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 627 Education - Prohibited Behavior on School Grounds and Property - Application | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 725 Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 732 Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 763 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 859 Access to Health Insurance for Child Care Professionals - Outreach | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 923 State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support and Administrator Members | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 981 State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 993 Education - Public Middle Schools - Course on Consequences of a Felony Murder Conviction | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1015 Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1421 Accountability and Implementation Board - Scope of Authority | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 8 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 113 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 252 Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 293 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 429 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act | INFOPDF | Michael, Joshua | Did not advance |
| SB 462 State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 516 Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 712 State Board of Education – Membership – Educational Support and Administrator Members | INFOPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session55 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 75 Higher Education - Teacher Development and Retention Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 88 State Retirement and Pension System - Immediate Vesting | FAVPDF | Crawford, Clarence | Enacted |
| HB 200 Community Schools - Alterations | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 200 Community Schools - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 558 Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 600 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 620 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 624 Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program - Program Administrator - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 694 Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 730 Education - Public Middle Schools - Instructive Program on Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 795 Education – Curriculum Content Standards – Peace and Conflict Studies (Peace and Conflict Studies Education Act) | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 945 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 945 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements | FWA | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| HB 1139 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 1139 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAV | Crawford, Clarence | Enacted |
| HB 1157 Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established | FWA | Crawford, Clarence | Enacted |
| HB 1157 Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| HB 1181 Education – Curriculum Standards – Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1189 Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1191 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact | FAV | Michael, Joshua | Did not advance |
| HB 1191 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1363 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| HB 1441 Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations | FWA | Crawford, Clarence | Enacted |
| HB 1441 Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations | FWAPDF | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| SB 5 Higher Education - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Guaranteed Admissions | FAVPDF | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |
| SB 161 Community Schools - Alterations | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 161 Community Schools - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 189 Public Schools - Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts - Development of Content Standards and Implementation | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 266 State Retirement and Pension System - Immediate Vesting | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 266 State Retirement and Pension System - Immediate Vesting | FAVPDF | Crawford, Clarence | Enacted |
| SB 377 Higher Education - Teacher Development and Retention Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 482 Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 482 Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 500 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 500 Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 517 Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program - Program Administrator - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 517 Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program - Program Administrator - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 598 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 598 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | FWA | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |
| SB 762 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 762 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 771 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 771 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements | FWA | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| SB 882 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 882 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAV | Michael, Joshua | Enacted |
| SB 882 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Permanent Establishment | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 937 Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Enacted |
| SB 980 Education - Computer Science - Content Standards and Requirements | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 1035 Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act | FWAPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 1035 Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNF | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 1102 Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations | FAV | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |
| SB 1102 Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
| SB 1102 Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations | FAVPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 119 County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements | UNFPDF | Hands, Zachary | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 794 State Department of Education - Procurement and Personnel Actions | FAVPDF | Dashiell, Charles | Did not advance |
| SB 794 State Department of Education - Procurement and Personnel Actions | FAV | Morrow, Lori | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 465 State Superintendent of Schools - Qualifications and Senate Confirmation | FAV | Crawford, President, Clarence | Did not advance |
| HB 465 State Superintendent of Schools - Qualifications and Senate Confirmation | UNF | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |
| SB 785 State Board of Education Membership and Terms - Capability and Capacity Study of Education Agencies | FWA | Crawford, Clarence | Did not advance |