MABE's legislative activities during the Special Session of 2011 focused on alerting the Governor and members of the General Assembly to our legislative priorities in anticipation of the regular 2012 Session. More information on MABE's 2012 Legislative Priorities is provided below, including a brief PowerPoint presentation focusing on the call for legislation to make Maintenance of Effort the local funding floor.
In addition, MABE's advocacy efforts continue through the "Interim", or nine months of the year when the General Assembly is not in session. 2011 Interim updates and materials on legislative and regulatory issues are provided below. More detailed information on the regulatory actions of the State Board of Education is available in the Monitor.
The 2012 Session will begin on Wednesday January 11, 2012 and end on Monday April 9, 2012 (sine die at midnight). MABE testimony on legislation pending before the 2012 Session of the Maryland General Assembly will be available as bills are introduced and hearings are scheduled.
MABE's 2011 Legislative Positions publication provides a comprehensive overview of the major education funding and policy issues considered and decided by the General Assembly. In addition, MABE’s Continuing Resolutions provide substantial background and policy direction for the association’s legislative priorities and bill positions. MABE's archived testimony for the 2011 and 2010 legislative sessions are also available below.
For additional information regarding MABE's governmental relations program and legislative positions, please contact John R. Woolums, Esq., Director of Governmental Relations, at (410) 841-5414, or jwoolums@mabe.org.
2011 Special Session & Interim Information & Resources
2011 Session Summary
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NEW - MABE's Legislative Priorities
PowerPoint presentation focusing on the initiative to make Maintenance of Effort the local funding floor (Oct. 13, 2011)
On behalf of all 24 local boards of education, MABE supports:
- Robust State and local funding for public schools;
- Making “maintenance of effort” the local funding floor;
- Sustaining state education funding without shifting teacher retirement costs; and
- Building new and improved school facilities.
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Maintenance of Effort
NEW - MABE Contacts All Legislators and the Governor Urging Support for Mainteannce of Effort Reforms (October 17, 2011)
MABE's proposed amendments to make maintenance of effort the local funding floor.
MABE's Legislative Position Paper
MOE v. Local Foundation Amount (DLS County Funding Table)
What Local Funding Cliff? Or what is the difference between using Maintenanceo Effort and the Local Share of the Foundation Amount as the funding floor?
"The Call for Maintenance of Effort Reform: Accountability, Flexibility and Fairness" - MABE's presentation at the MACo Conference in Ocean City on August 18, 2011
NEW - Ways & Means Committee Briefing (October 17, 2011)
The State Board of Education Ruling declaring that the maintenance of effort waiver process is not mandatory (May 25, 2011)
2011 Legislative Session
- BRFA Amendment
- MABE Talking Points Opposing the BRFA Amendment
- Attorney General's Letter (April 4, 2011)
- Attorney General's Letter (April 7, 2011)
- MOE v. Local Share - DLS Funding Table (FY 2010)
Budget & Taxation Committee Briefing
- Dept. of Legislative Services Briefing
- MABE Testimony: including MABE's amendments to make MOE the local
funding floor
- MACo Testimony
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Teacher Retirement Cost Shift
Pension Sustainability Commission
- Website with All Materials
- Final Report
- Local Costs of 50/50 Cost Share (FY 2012)
- DLS Report (Dec. 2010)
2011 Session
- 2011 Legislation & Fiscal Note (SB 628 by Senate President Miller)
- MABE Testimony Opposing SB 628
2011 Interim
- President Miller's Letter to Governor O'Malley Urging the Pension Cost Shift in the 2011 Special Session
- MABE Letter Opposing President Miller's Proposal
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Teachers' & Employees' Pension Reform
2011 Legislative Session
- Pension Bills: Comprehensive Summary Table
- MABE Testimony
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Long-Term Student Discipline & Related Educational Services
- Proposed Guidelines for the Timely Disposition of Long-Term Discipline Cases
(State Board, April 26, 2011)
- MABE Letter to the State Board Commenting on the Guidelines
(June 10, 2011)
- State Board Letter Requesting MABE Presentation on August 30, 2011
(July 20, 2011)
- State Board Meeting Panel Presentations (August 30, 2011):
MABE Testimony
PSSAM Testimony
Montgomery County School System Testimony
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BOAST - Tuition Tax Credit Financed Student Vouchers & Teacher Grants
- MABE Testimony Opposing 2011 Legislation (HB 932 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit)
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MABE Testimony for the 2011 Legislative Session
HOUSE BILLS
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HB 2 - Elections - Candidates - Filing Fees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 12 - Procurement - Employee Uniforms and Equipment - Place of Manufacture (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 26 - Education Enrollment - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 37 - State Government - Access to Public Records - Electronic Documents (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
MABE Testimony; MABE/MACo/MML Amendment
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HB 44 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement – Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 48 - State Government - Open Meetings Act - Notice and Complaints (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 70/SB 85 (State Budget) & HB 72/SB 87 (The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 72 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 73 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 127 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 168 - Student Health and Fitness Act (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 191 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 224 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 231 - Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 364 - Student Participation in High School Sports - Academic Requirements (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 386 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristie Marie Mitchell Law) (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 500 - Extracurricular Activities - Students in Home Instruction (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 525 - Public School Personnel - Grounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 526 - Education - Pubic Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 530 - Public Charter Schools - Occupation and Use of School Sites and Buildings (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 628 - Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 636 - Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Planning and Design Costs (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 644 - Education - County School Board Budgets - Transparency (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 685 - Education - Bullying Safety Risks and Health Problems - Parental information (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 769 - Great Preschools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 777 - Great Preschools Scholarship Program (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 812 - Public Schools - Dating Vioelence - Policy and Disciplinary Standards (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 858 - Education – Student Athletes – Concussions (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 869 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 895 - Public Schools - Substitute Teachers - Qualifications, Training, and Study (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 932 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 977 - Public Schools - Enrollment and Transfer - Parental Decision (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 998 - Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Business Occupations and Professions (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1062 - Public Schools - Meal Menus - Nutrition Information (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1067 - Education - Public Charter Schools - Appeals, Policies, and Regulations (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1106 - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SENATE BILLS
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SB 41 -Education - Compulsory Attendance - Age of Withdrawal (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 53 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 85/HB 70 (State Budget) & SB 87/HB 72 (The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 87 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 123 - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 187 - Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 199 - State Retirement and Pension System - Direct Mailings by Retiree Organizations - Repeal of Sunset Provision (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 262 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 315 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 360 - State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 369 - Education - School Buses - Fire Safety Standard
MABE Talking Points
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SB 474 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 492 - Education - County School Board Budgets - Transparency (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 519 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 608 - Public School Personnel - Gounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 609 - Public Charter Schools - Occupation and Use of School Sites and Buildings (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 610 - Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 628 - State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 667 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 676 - County Boards of Education - Alien Students (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 679 - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 687 - Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Business Occupations and Professions (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 771 - Education – Student Athletes – Concussions (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 776 - Parent Empowerment Act of 2011 (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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2010 Interim
MABE Resources
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MABE Overview of Pending Budget Issues
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Interim Updates
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New Ethics Law Guidance for Local Boards
- Ethics Commission Memo on 2010 law, Senate Bill 315, mandating that local ethics laws meet or exceed state financial disclosure & conflict of interest provisions (10/1/2010)
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Blue Ribbon "Teachers' Retirement" Commission
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Teacher & Principal Evaluation Based on Student Performance
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Educating Expelled and Suspended Students
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Charter Schools: State Board Policy Review
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2010 Session Summary (PowerPoint)
Link to the Updated Report of All Bills MABE tracked during the 2010 session - UPDATED Post-Session
All MABE Testimony for the 2010 Session
HOUSE BILLS
HB 17 - Education - Incidents of Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Reports by Principals - Local Law Enforcement Agency (OPPOSE)
HB 151 - The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (SUPPORT/OPPOSE ANY CUTS)
Act Now to OPPOSE Shifting Teacher Retirement Costs to Local School Systems
HB 243 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
HB 269 - Child with a Disability - Individualized Education Program (OPPOSE)
- Testimony in opposition provided by Rochelle Eisenberg, Esq., Hodes, Pessin & Katz
- MSDE Letter requesting summer study
HB 272 - Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion (OPPOSE)
HB 304 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
HB 334 - Public Schools - Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 352 - Education - Maryland Data Warehouse Council (SUPPORT)
HB 410 - Education - Statewide Maintenance of Effort Waiver (OPPOSE)
HB 467 - Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System (SUPPORT)
HB 610 - Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
HB 632 - Maintenance of Effort - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
HB 723 - Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions (SUPPORT)
HB 760 - Public Schools - Substitute Teachers - Qualifications, Training, and Study (OPPOSE)
HB 764 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
HB 911 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) (Oppose)
HB 932 - Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental Health (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 946 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
HB 952 - Great Preschools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
HB 973 - Public Schools - Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline - Distribution of Information (OPPOSE)
HB 1036 - Education - Enrollment - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
HB 1121 - Great Preschools Scholarship Program (OPPOSE)
HB 1131 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Waiver - Appeal Process (OPPOSE)
HB 1154 - Education Funding Formula - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
HB 1160 - Safe Schools Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 1263 - Education Reform Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 1428 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
HB 1486 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
HB 1503 - Children's Environmental Health Protection Act (OPPOSE)
SENATE BILLS
SB 141 - The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (SUPPORT/OPPOSE ANY CUTS)
SB 239 - Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions (SUPPORT)
SB 264 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
SB 275 - Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System (SUPPORT)
SB 256 - Public Schools - Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
SB 310 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
SB 315 - Public Ethics Laws - Elected Local Officials and Board of Education Members - Requirements (SUPPORT)
SB 360 - Education - Offenses Reportable to School Officials (SUPPORT)
SB 476 - Maintenance of Effort - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
SB 540 - Child with a Disability - Individualized Education Program (OPPOSE)
SB 590 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
SB 727 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
SB 738 - Education - Public Charter School Facilities - Financing (OPPOSE)
SB 741 - Charter Schools - Certificated Professional Employees - Exemption from Collective Bargaining Agreements (OPPOSE)
SB 814 - Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental Health (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
SB 834 - Base Realignment and Closure - Public Charter Schools Located on a Federal Military Base (OPPOSE)
SB 843 - Prevailing Wage Rate - Public School Construction - Moratorium (SUPPORT)
SB 899 - Education Reform Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
SB 959 -State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff (OPPOSE)
Act Now to Oppose the "Fairness in Negotiations Act"
(House Bill 243 and Seante Bill 590)
MABE's advocacy materials opposing legislation to create a labor relations board and impose binding arbitration decisions on local boards of education have been updated to reflect the introduction of House Bill 243 in the 2010 legislative session.
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
Prior to the introduction of House Bill 243, MABE testified at a briefing before the House Ways and Means Committee opposing the reintroduction of the labor relations board/binding arbitration bill that passed the Senate in 2009 (SB 673).
- MABE Testimony
- MABE Testimony Presented by Cathy Allen, MABE President
- MABE Testimony Presented by Bobbie Wise, MABE Legislative Committee Chair
MABE Supports the Governor's Proposed State Budget for Public Education in Fiscal Year 2011
- Budget Briefing (Dept. of Legislative Services, January 2010)
- Preliminary State Aid Calculations (MSDE)
MABE Testimony for the 2009 Interim
Maintenance of Effort Waiver Reform and Other FY 2011 Budget Issues
MABE testimony before the Joint Legislative Taskforce to Study State, County and Municipal Fiscal Relationships
Labor Relations Board Legislation
MABE opposed SB 673/HB 1243 in 2009. An amended version of SB 673 nearly passed in 2009 and MABE anticipates the reintroduction of this legislation in 2010 to create a new labor relations board to make binding arbitration decisions on teacher pay raises and other contract issues.
MABE Testimony for the 2009 Legislative Session
House Bills
House Bill 26 - Public Schools - Children with Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk (OPPOSE)
House Bill 101 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (OPPOSE REDUCTIONS IN AID TO EDUCATION)
House Bill 184 - Education - Maryland's Preschool for All Business Plan - Final Report Requirements (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
House Bill 189 - Respiratory Illness Prevention Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 205 - Education - Public Schools - Mandatory School Uniforms (OPPOSE)
House Bill 257 - Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion (OPPOSE)
House Bill 274 - Task Force on the Correlation Between Population Size of Middle and High Schools and Academic Achievement (OPPOSE)
House Bill 306 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (SUPPORT)
House Bill 318 - Health Insurance - Coverage, Reimbursement, and Benefits - Counties, County School Systems, and State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program (OPPOSE)
House Bill 379 - Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size (OPPOSE)
House Bill 505 - Education - High School Assessment Requirement (OPPOSE)
House Bill 508 - Public Schools – Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
House Bill 525 and House Bill 1046 - State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff (OPPOSE)
House Bill 603 - Great Schools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
House Bill 630 - Restore Respect at School Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 792 - Education – Collective Bargaining – Topics of Negotiation (OPPOSE)
House Bill 793 - Task Force on Classroom Indoor Air Quality Standards (OPPOSE)
House Bill 897 - Public Schools – Office Discipline Referrals – Accountability Policy (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1148 - Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1243 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1259 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
- NSBA Position Paper "Vouchers via the tax code"
House Bill 1264 - Gwendolyn Britt Student Health and Fitness Act (OPPOSE)
Senate Bills
Senate Bill 100 - Public Schools and Child Care Centers - Artificial Color Additives - Prohibition (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 101- Public Health - Warning Labels and Prohibition on Color Additives in Food (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 139 - Education - High School Assessment Requirement (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 166 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (POSITION: OPPOSE REDUCTIONS IN AID TO EDUCATION)
Senate Bill 234 - Education - Maryland's Preschool for All Business Plan - Final Report Requirements (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
Senate Bill 315 - Task Force on the Correlation Between Population Size of Middle and High Schools and Academic Achievement (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 404 - Public Schools – Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
Senate Bill 409 - Public Schools – Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 673 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 715 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
- NSBA Position Paper "Vouchers via the tax code"
Regulations
High School Assessment Emergency Waiver Regulations
- MABE letter to the State Board (12/23/2008)
MABE testimony before the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Regulatory Review (1/22/2009) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE's legislative activities during the Special Session of 2011 focused on alerting the Governor and members of the General Assembly to our legislative priorities in anticipation of the regular 2012 Session. More information on MABE's 2012 Legislative Priorities is provided below, including a brief PowerPoint presentation focusing on the call for legislation to make Maintenance of Effort the local funding floor.
In addition, MABE's advocacy efforts continue through the "Interim", or nine months of the year when the General Assembly is not in session. 2011 Interim updates and materials on legislative and regulatory issues are provided below. More detailed information on the regulatory actions of the State Board of Education is available in the Monitor.
The 2012 Session will begin on Wednesday January 11, 2012 and end on Monday April 9, 2012 (sine die at midnight). MABE testimony on legislation pending before the 2012 Session of the Maryland General Assembly will be available as bills are introduced and hearings are scheduled.
MABE's 2011 Legislative Positions publication provides a comprehensive overview of the major education funding and policy issues considered and decided by the General Assembly. In addition, MABE’s Continuing Resolutions provide substantial background and policy direction for the association’s legislative priorities and bill positions. MABE's archived testimony for the 2011 and 2010 legislative sessions are also available below.
For additional information regarding MABE's governmental relations program and legislative positions, please contact John R. Woolums, Esq., Director of Governmental Relations, at (410) 841-5414, or jwoolums@mabe.org.
2011 Special Session & Interim Information & Resources
2011 Session Summary
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NEW - MABE's Legislative Priorities
PowerPoint presentation focusing on the initiative to make Maintenance of Effort the local funding floor (Oct. 13, 2011)
On behalf of all 24 local boards of education, MABE supports:
- Robust State and local funding for public schools;
- Making “maintenance of effort” the local funding floor;
- Sustaining state education funding without shifting teacher retirement costs; and
- Building new and improved school facilities.
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Maintenance of Effort
NEW - MABE Contacts All Legislators and the Governor Urging Support for Mainteannce of Effort Reforms (October 17, 2011)
MABE's proposed amendments to make maintenance of effort the local funding floor.
MABE's Legislative Position Paper
MOE v. Local Foundation Amount (DLS County Funding Table)
What Local Funding Cliff? Or what is the difference between using Maintenanceo Effort and the Local Share of the Foundation Amount as the funding floor?
"The Call for Maintenance of Effort Reform: Accountability, Flexibility and Fairness" - MABE's presentation at the MACo Conference in Ocean City on August 18, 2011
NEW - Ways & Means Committee Briefing (October 17, 2011)
The State Board of Education Ruling declaring that the maintenance of effort waiver process is not mandatory (May 25, 2011)
2011 Legislative Session
- BRFA Amendment
- MABE Talking Points Opposing the BRFA Amendment
- Attorney General's Letter (April 4, 2011)
- Attorney General's Letter (April 7, 2011)
- MOE v. Local Share - DLS Funding Table (FY 2010)
Budget & Taxation Committee Briefing
- Dept. of Legislative Services Briefing
- MABE Testimony: including MABE's amendments to make MOE the local
funding floor
- MACo Testimony
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Teacher Retirement Cost Shift
Pension Sustainability Commission
- Website with All Materials
- Final Report
- Local Costs of 50/50 Cost Share (FY 2012)
- DLS Report (Dec. 2010)
2011 Session
- 2011 Legislation & Fiscal Note (SB 628 by Senate President Miller)
- MABE Testimony Opposing SB 628
2011 Interim
- President Miller's Letter to Governor O'Malley Urging the Pension Cost Shift in the 2011 Special Session
- MABE Letter Opposing President Miller's Proposal
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Teachers' & Employees' Pension Reform
2011 Legislative Session
- Pension Bills: Comprehensive Summary Table
- MABE Testimony
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Long-Term Student Discipline & Related Educational Services
- Proposed Guidelines for the Timely Disposition of Long-Term Discipline Cases
(State Board, April 26, 2011)
- MABE Letter to the State Board Commenting on the Guidelines
(June 10, 2011)
- State Board Letter Requesting MABE Presentation on August 30, 2011
(July 20, 2011)
- State Board Meeting Panel Presentations (August 30, 2011):
MABE Testimony
PSSAM Testimony
Montgomery County School System Testimony
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BOAST - Tuition Tax Credit Financed Student Vouchers & Teacher Grants
- MABE Testimony Opposing 2011 Legislation (HB 932 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit)
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MABE Testimony for the 2011 Legislative Session
HOUSE BILLS
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HB 2 - Elections - Candidates - Filing Fees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 12 - Procurement - Employee Uniforms and Equipment - Place of Manufacture (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 26 - Education Enrollment - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 37 - State Government - Access to Public Records - Electronic Documents (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
MABE Testimony; MABE/MACo/MML Amendment
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HB 44 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement – Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 48 - State Government - Open Meetings Act - Notice and Complaints (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 70/SB 85 (State Budget) & HB 72/SB 87 (The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 72 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 73 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 127 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 168 - Student Health and Fitness Act (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 191 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 224 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 231 - Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 364 - Student Participation in High School Sports - Academic Requirements (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 386 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristie Marie Mitchell Law) (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 500 - Extracurricular Activities - Students in Home Instruction (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 525 - Public School Personnel - Grounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 526 - Education - Pubic Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 530 - Public Charter Schools - Occupation and Use of School Sites and Buildings (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 628 - Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
MABE Testimony
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HB 636 - Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Planning and Design Costs (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 644 - Education - County School Board Budgets - Transparency (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 685 - Education - Bullying Safety Risks and Health Problems - Parental information (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 769 - Great Preschools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 777 - Great Preschools Scholarship Program (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 812 - Public Schools - Dating Vioelence - Policy and Disciplinary Standards (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 858 - Education – Student Athletes – Concussions (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 869 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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HB 895 - Public Schools - Substitute Teachers - Qualifications, Training, and Study (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 932 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 977 - Public Schools - Enrollment and Transfer - Parental Decision (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 998 - Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Business Occupations and Professions (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1062 - Public Schools - Meal Menus - Nutrition Information (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1067 - Education - Public Charter Schools - Appeals, Policies, and Regulations (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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HB 1106 - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SENATE BILLS
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SB 41 -Education - Compulsory Attendance - Age of Withdrawal (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 53 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 85/HB 70 (State Budget) & SB 87/HB 72 (The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 87 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 123 - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 187 - Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 199 - State Retirement and Pension System - Direct Mailings by Retiree Organizations - Repeal of Sunset Provision (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 262 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 315 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 360 - State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 369 - Education - School Buses - Fire Safety Standard
MABE Talking Points
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SB 474 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 492 - Education - County School Board Budgets - Transparency (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 519 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 608 - Public School Personnel - Gounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 609 - Public Charter Schools - Occupation and Use of School Sites and Buildings (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 610 - Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 628 - State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 667 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 676 - County Boards of Education - Alien Students (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 679 - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras (SUPPORT)
MABE Testimony
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SB 687 - Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Business Occupations and Professions (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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SB 771 - Education – Student Athletes – Concussions (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
MABE Testimony
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SB 776 - Parent Empowerment Act of 2011 (OPPOSE)
MABE Testimony
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2010 Interim
MABE Resources
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MABE Overview of Pending Budget Issues
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Interim Updates
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New Ethics Law Guidance for Local Boards
- Ethics Commission Memo on 2010 law, Senate Bill 315, mandating that local ethics laws meet or exceed state financial disclosure & conflict of interest provisions (10/1/2010)
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Blue Ribbon "Teachers' Retirement" Commission
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Teacher & Principal Evaluation Based on Student Performance
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Educating Expelled and Suspended Students
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Charter Schools: State Board Policy Review
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2010 Session Summary (PowerPoint)
Link to the Updated Report of All Bills MABE tracked during the 2010 session - UPDATED Post-Session
All MABE Testimony for the 2010 Session
HOUSE BILLS
HB 17 - Education - Incidents of Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Reports by Principals - Local Law Enforcement Agency (OPPOSE)
HB 151 - The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (SUPPORT/OPPOSE ANY CUTS)
Act Now to OPPOSE Shifting Teacher Retirement Costs to Local School Systems
HB 243 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
HB 269 - Child with a Disability - Individualized Education Program (OPPOSE)
- Testimony in opposition provided by Rochelle Eisenberg, Esq., Hodes, Pessin & Katz
- MSDE Letter requesting summer study
HB 272 - Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion (OPPOSE)
HB 304 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
HB 334 - Public Schools - Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 352 - Education - Maryland Data Warehouse Council (SUPPORT)
HB 410 - Education - Statewide Maintenance of Effort Waiver (OPPOSE)
HB 467 - Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System (SUPPORT)
HB 610 - Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund (OPPOSE)
HB 632 - Maintenance of Effort - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
HB 723 - Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions (SUPPORT)
HB 760 - Public Schools - Substitute Teachers - Qualifications, Training, and Study (OPPOSE)
HB 764 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
HB 911 - Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) (Oppose)
HB 932 - Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental Health (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 946 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
HB 952 - Great Preschools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
HB 973 - Public Schools - Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline - Distribution of Information (OPPOSE)
HB 1036 - Education - Enrollment - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
HB 1121 - Great Preschools Scholarship Program (OPPOSE)
HB 1131 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Waiver - Appeal Process (OPPOSE)
HB 1154 - Education Funding Formula - Average Daily Attendance (OPPOSE)
HB 1160 - Safe Schools Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 1263 - Education Reform Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
HB 1428 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
HB 1486 - Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism (OPPOSE)
HB 1503 - Children's Environmental Health Protection Act (OPPOSE)
SENATE BILLS
SB 141 - The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (SUPPORT/OPPOSE ANY CUTS)
SB 239 - Education - Age of Compulsory Attendance - Exemptions (SUPPORT)
SB 264 - State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement (OPPOSE)
SB 275 - Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System (SUPPORT)
SB 256 - Public Schools - Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
SB 310 - Education - Maintenance of Effort Requirement - Process and Factors (SUPPORT)
SB 315 - Public Ethics Laws - Elected Local Officials and Board of Education Members - Requirements (SUPPORT)
SB 360 - Education - Offenses Reportable to School Officials (SUPPORT)
SB 476 - Maintenance of Effort - Penalty (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT)
SB 540 - Child with a Disability - Individualized Education Program (OPPOSE)
SB 590 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
SB 727 - Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing (OPPOSE)
SB 738 - Education - Public Charter School Facilities - Financing (OPPOSE)
SB 741 - Charter Schools - Certificated Professional Employees - Exemption from Collective Bargaining Agreements (OPPOSE)
SB 814 - Public Schools - New Construction or Renovation - Children's Environmental Health (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
SB 834 - Base Realignment and Closure - Public Charter Schools Located on a Federal Military Base (OPPOSE)
SB 843 - Prevailing Wage Rate - Public School Construction - Moratorium (SUPPORT)
SB 899 - Education Reform Act of 2010 (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
SB 959 -State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff (OPPOSE)
Act Now to Oppose the "Fairness in Negotiations Act"
(House Bill 243 and Seante Bill 590)
MABE's advocacy materials opposing legislation to create a labor relations board and impose binding arbitration decisions on local boards of education have been updated to reflect the introduction of House Bill 243 in the 2010 legislative session.
- Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Ways and Means Committee Roster
Prior to the introduction of House Bill 243, MABE testified at a briefing before the House Ways and Means Committee opposing the reintroduction of the labor relations board/binding arbitration bill that passed the Senate in 2009 (SB 673).
- MABE Testimony
- MABE Testimony Presented by Cathy Allen, MABE President
- MABE Testimony Presented by Bobbie Wise, MABE Legislative Committee Chair
MABE Supports the Governor's Proposed State Budget for Public Education in Fiscal Year 2011
- Budget Briefing (Dept. of Legislative Services, January 2010)
- Preliminary State Aid Calculations (MSDE)
MABE Testimony for the 2009 Interim
Maintenance of Effort Waiver Reform and Other FY 2011 Budget Issues
MABE testimony before the Joint Legislative Taskforce to Study State, County and Municipal Fiscal Relationships
Labor Relations Board Legislation
MABE opposed SB 673/HB 1243 in 2009. An amended version of SB 673 nearly passed in 2009 and MABE anticipates the reintroduction of this legislation in 2010 to create a new labor relations board to make binding arbitration decisions on teacher pay raises and other contract issues.
MABE Testimony for the 2009 Legislative Session
House Bills
House Bill 26 - Public Schools - Children with Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk (OPPOSE)
House Bill 101 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (OPPOSE REDUCTIONS IN AID TO EDUCATION)
House Bill 184 - Education - Maryland's Preschool for All Business Plan - Final Report Requirements (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
House Bill 189 - Respiratory Illness Prevention Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 205 - Education - Public Schools - Mandatory School Uniforms (OPPOSE)
House Bill 257 - Classroom Placement - Multiple Birth Children - Parental Discretion (OPPOSE)
House Bill 274 - Task Force on the Correlation Between Population Size of Middle and High Schools and Academic Achievement (OPPOSE)
House Bill 306 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (SUPPORT)
House Bill 318 - Health Insurance - Coverage, Reimbursement, and Benefits - Counties, County School Systems, and State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program (OPPOSE)
House Bill 379 - Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size (OPPOSE)
House Bill 505 - Education - High School Assessment Requirement (OPPOSE)
House Bill 508 - Public Schools – Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
House Bill 525 and House Bill 1046 - State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff (OPPOSE)
House Bill 603 - Great Schools Tax Credit Program (OPPOSE)
House Bill 630 - Restore Respect at School Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 792 - Education – Collective Bargaining – Topics of Negotiation (OPPOSE)
House Bill 793 - Task Force on Classroom Indoor Air Quality Standards (OPPOSE)
House Bill 897 - Public Schools – Office Discipline Referrals – Accountability Policy (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1148 - Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1243 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
House Bill 1259 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
- NSBA Position Paper "Vouchers via the tax code"
House Bill 1264 - Gwendolyn Britt Student Health and Fitness Act (OPPOSE)
Senate Bills
Senate Bill 100 - Public Schools and Child Care Centers - Artificial Color Additives - Prohibition (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 101- Public Health - Warning Labels and Prohibition on Color Additives in Food (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 139 - Education - High School Assessment Requirement (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 166 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (POSITION: OPPOSE REDUCTIONS IN AID TO EDUCATION)
Senate Bill 234 - Education - Maryland's Preschool for All Business Plan - Final Report Requirements (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
Senate Bill 315 - Task Force on the Correlation Between Population Size of Middle and High Schools and Academic Achievement (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 404 - Public Schools – Physical Education Facilities (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)
Senate Bill 409 - Public Schools – Office Discipline Referrals - Accountability Policy (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 673 - Fairness in Negotiations Act (OPPOSE)
Senate Bill 715 - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit (OPPOSE)
- NSBA Position Paper "Vouchers via the tax code"
Regulations
High School Assessment Emergency Waiver Regulations
- MABE letter to the State Board (12/23/2008)
MABE testimony before the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Regulatory Review (1/22/2009) (SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS)