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Bill would create Maryland Civic Excellence Program to recognize student and school civic engagement
Summary
Delegate Vogel’s bill (HB 72) would establish a voluntary state program to recognize students and schools for civic engagement and service learning; MSDE and the Department of Service and Civic Innovation support the concept and students statewide gave testimony urging passage.
Delegate Luke Vogel told the committee HB 72 would create a Maryland Civic Excellence Program to recognize individual students and schools that meet standards for civic readiness, including service hours, coursework and civic action. The program would be voluntary and include designations for individual students (a seal) and for schools that qualify as Centers of Civic Excellence.
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