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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.

View House Bill 486

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.

The Task Force for Nonpublic Transportation released their final report in December 2023.




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?