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MSDE representative backs bill to let state superintendent declare localized prolonged emergencies for schools
Summary
Nick Greer of the Maryland State Board of Education testified that Senate Bill 218 would let the state superintendent, in consultation with the governor and local superintendents, declare a prolonged state of emergency for specific schools or systems to permit temporary transition to virtual instruction when local conditions disrupt in‑person learning; amendments were described as guardrails and the sponsor requested a favorable report.
Nick Greer, parent member of the Maryland State Board of Education, told the committee Senate Bill 218 aims to close a gap in the current law that limits prolonged emergency declarations to the governor. "Under current law, only the governor may declare a state of emergency that permits a local…
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