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Board staff tracking 39 education bills as members press for blueprint flexibility and oppose legislative phone mandates
Summary
At a Jan. 14 committee meeting, staff said they are tracking 39 education bills, including four cell‑phone bills the district opposes because the board prefers to make policy locally. Committee members and MABE delegates expressed concern about state 'blueprint' requirements and a looming state budget deficit.
Board staff reported on Jan. 14 that Prince George's County Public Schools is tracking 39 education bills at the Maryland General Assembly and has received requests for local fiscal impact estimates on 29 of them.
Mrs. Welsh told committee members that fiscal impact worksheets have been circulated to district chiefs and that about half of the worksheets returned so far have produced responses. The district will post a tracking spreadsheet for committee members and said staff will recommend positions consistent with the district’s legislative…
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