Following the work of the Economic Stability Study Group over the interim, including a Western Maryland Listening Session attended by more than 150 community leaders, I am pleased to share that the Study Group has put forth legislation to establish the Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission.
Following the work of the Economic Stability Study Group over the interim, including a Western Maryland Listening Session attended by more than 150 community leaders, I am pleased to share that the Study Group has put forth legislation to establish the Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission.
Following the work of the Economic Stability Study Group over the interim, including a Western Maryland Listening Session attended by more than 150 community leaders, I am pleased to share that the Study Group has put forth legislation to establish the Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission. As Co-Chair of the Study Group, I am very proud of the progress we have made by working across party lines and all parts of our State.
I am a huge supporter of the Two Generation approach that places the family at the center of how public assistance is delivered. 2Gen does not involve creating a new government program, it links existing policies, systems and programs to serve parents and children together. With a family’s self-sufficiency as the goal, 2Gen focuses on education, workforce development, economic stability, high-quality childcare, health and wellbeing, and family engagement. Recent pilot programs in Western Maryland have shown that this approach works, and I am pleased that proposals to implement 2Gen statewide are moving forward.
The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the House Appropriations Committee on March 3rd.
In advance of today\’s Joint Hearings on the Kirwan Bill – SB1000 – I joined my House Republican colleagues last week to present a legislative package that addresses issues that the Kirwan Commission seems to have ignored, especially related to accountability, classroom environment and safety.
Right to Teach Act: Allows teachers to determine whether students who have been removed from the classroom for disruptive behaviors can return after all typical intervention attempts fail.
Good Teacher Protection Act: Provides civil immunity for educators who intervene in fights or disruptions.
Accountability in Education Act: Gives more authority to the new state inspector general for education to audit and investigate local school systems and establishes a hotline for teachers to report discipline issues they feel have not been handled well by administrators.
Right to Learn Act: Allows students in schools rated at one star in the state’s rating system to transfer to a public school with at least two stars or receive tuition assistance to enroll in a private school.
In addition to these bills, I am also supporting Governor Hogan\’s education package this session.
Republican bills address classroom discipline, offer protection for teachers