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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

New Approach Eyed For Post Labor Day School Start Legislation After Bills Fizzled This Year

OCEAN CITY – Following an uneventful legislative session for the proposed state-mandated post-Labor Day start for public schools this year, the Ocean City Tourism Commission went back to the drawing board last week to start strategizing for the next legislative session.

The post-Labor Day school start bills, cross-filed in the House by Delegate Mary Beth Carozza (R-38C) and Senate by Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) over the winter, never got any traction during this year’s session and both failed to make it out of committee in either chamber.

The two Lower Shore legislators told the Ocean City Economic Development Committee (EDC) in early May the effort would continue in the 2016 session. Although a poll earlier this year showed parents and teachers across Maryland supported the proposed legislation, it turned out to be a tough sell in other areas around the state.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    Way too much tax money going to entitlement programs now,wonder how long before the collapse?

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  2. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    What no public hearing required Senator Jimbo? Need public hearings before we can consider an elected school board for Wicomico but not to decide school schedules for the entire state that will mainly benefit OC.

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  3. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    I think school schedule should be left up to the counties instead of Ocean City deciding when our students should begin and end their school years!

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  4. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    AMEN to all comments!

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