Task Force to Study Nonpublic Transportation - Maryland State Department of Education

During the 2023 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 48 (CH. 777), entitled “Task Force to Study Nonpublic Student Bus Transportation.” This bill establishes the Task Force to collect information from each local board of education on nonpublic school student busing programs and to provide recommendations as to how the State may support a reduction in the use of passenger vehicles for nonpublic school students and policies for certain busing programs.

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General Resources

Name and Position	Affiliation
Shelly L. Hettleman Senator	Democrat, District 11, Baltimore County
Paul D. Corderman Senator	Republican, District 2, Frederick County & Washington County
Dalya Attar, Esq. Delegate	Democrat, District 41, Baltimore City
M. Courtney Watson Delegate	Democrat, District 9B, Howard County
Darryl Clark MTA’s Director of Service Development	MDOT MVA
Sharicca Boldon Director-Strategy and Compliance, Operations	Baltimore City Public Schools
Lynne Harris Board Member	Montgomery County Public Schools
Kenny West Assistant Director, Office of Transportation	Baltimore County Public Schools
Steve Nelson President	Maryland School Bus Contractors Association (MSBCA)
Arielle Frankston-Morris Executive Director	Teach Coalition
Jeremy Joseph Principal	Archbishop Curley
Ann Wagner, EdD Head of School	The Banner School
MSDE
Gabriel Rose Director	Office of Pupil Transportation/ Emergency Management
Krishnanda Tallur Deputy State Superintendent	Office of Operations
Justin Dayhoff Assistant State Superintendent	Financial Planning, Operations, and Strategy
Akilah Alleyne Executive Director	Governmental Affairs, Education Policy, and External Relations
Laurel Cratsley Education Policy Program Analyst	Government Affairs, Education Policy, and External Relations

Date	Time
Thursday, August 24, 2023	2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 14, 2023	1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 28, 2023	1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023	2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Meetings

Task Force Meeting 4 - October 17, 2023

Guiding Questions: What option(s) are available for nonpublic schools to provide transportation for students to and from school? Can Public School Systems Accommodate Nonpublic School Students Within Their Operation? How will the Task Force Decide on Recommendations? What are the options to consider as recommendations for nonpublic school transportation? What does the data gathered from our survey tell us? How can this data assist the Task Force on making transportation recommendations for the State? What recommendation(s) would be the most uncomplicated and straightforward to implement with the most impact?

Task Force Meeting 3 - September 28, 2023

Guiding Questions: What does the data from the nonpublic school survey results tell the Task Force? What additional data does the task force need? What recommendation(s) would be the most uncomplicated and straightforward to implement with the most impact to student ridership?

Task Force Meeting 2 - September 14, 2023

Guiding Questions: How will the Task Force decide on recommendations? What are the options to consider as recommendations for nonpublic school transportation?

Task Force Meeting 1 - August 24, 2024

Guiding Questions: What option(s) are available for nonpublic schools to provide transportation for students to and from school? Can Public School Systems Accommodate Nonpublic School Students Within Their Operation?

Offices/Divisions