2022 Salisbury PFLAG Legislative Priorities
Salisbury PFLAG strives to move equality forward and that includes engaging in legislative advocacy work at the State and local levels. For the 2022Maryland General Assembly legislative session, Salisbury PFLAG is focused on the following priorities.
*Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts
*Inclusive Schools
*Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops
*Certificates of Birth – Issuance of New Certificates – Sex Designation
*Establishing the American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board
*Marriage Records After Name Change.
* Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage.
*Correctional Facilities Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act
*Opposing Anti-Trans Sports Legislation
Public Schools - Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts - Development of Content Standards and Implementation
Synopsis: Requiring the State Board of Education, by December 1, 2022, to develop content standards for inclusive and diverse English language arts to be included in the State Standards and Frameworks for English Language Arts; requiring each county board of education to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum guides for inclusive and diverse English language arts; and requiring each public school to include inclusive and diverse English language arts in the English language arts curriculum beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony_sb116.pdf |
Inclusive Schools
There are insufficient protections for, and inequities in the treatment of, LGBTQIA+ learners enrolled in Maryland schools. The result of these injustices contributes to a climate that is unsupportive, and even often hostile, to LGBTQIA+ youth.
HB155 would codify anti-discrimination protections for all students, pre-k through 12 who are enrolled in our public schools and in any other schools receiving public funding.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony_hb0850_sb0666.pdf |
Vehicle Laws - Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops
Synopsis: Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based traffic stops to include traffic stops based solely on an individual's national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation and requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt similar policies; etc.
POSITION-SUPPORT
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Synopsis: Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based traffic stops to include traffic stops based solely on an individual's national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation and requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt similar policies; etc.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony_hb1046.pdf |
Certificates of Birth – Issuance of New Certificates – Sex Designation
Synopsis: Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; and establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of the new certificates of birth.
POSITION-SUPPORT
Synopsis: Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; and establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of the new certificates of birth.
POSITION-SUPPORT
ISSUANCE OF NEW MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
Synopsis: Establishing certain procedures for the issuance of a new marriage record when the name of a party to the marriage has been changed.
POSITION-SUPPORT
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Synopsis: Establishing certain procedures for the issuance of a new marriage record when the name of a party to the marriage has been changed.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony-hb0369-sb0377.pdf |
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage
Synopsis: Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
POSITION-SUPPORT
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Synopsis: Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony_hb0572_sb0486.pdf |
Establishing the American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board.
Synopsis: Establishing the American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board; requiring that at least 80% of the Board's members reflect the geographic diversity of the State and have a background in advocacy for certain ethnic and social groups; requiring the Advisory Board to review academic standards for American studies and develop a model policy on ethnic and social equity in public schools; requiring each county board of education to implement a curriculum for American studies before the 2025-2026 school year; etc
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
Synopsis: Establishing the American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board; requiring that at least 80% of the Board's members reflect the geographic diversity of the State and have a background in advocacy for certain ethnic and social groups; requiring the Advisory Board to review academic standards for American studies and develop a model policy on ethnic and social equity in public schools; requiring each county board of education to implement a curriculum for American studies before the 2025-2026 school year; etc
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony-hb0352-sb0888.pdf |
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act)
Synopsis: Prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; and establishing certain requirements for correctional facilities relating to the gender identity of inmates and inmates who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.
POSITION-SUPPORT
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Synopsis: Prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; and establishing certain requirements for correctional facilities relating to the gender identity of inmates and inmates who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.
POSITION-SUPPORT
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony-hb0453_sb0550.pdf |
Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Teams and Sports – Designation Based on Biological Sex (Save Women’s Sports Act)
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school or county board of education for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
POSITION-STRONGLY OPPOSE
This is a dangerous piece of strictly partisan anti-trans legislation. You can visit our transgener support page here http://www.salisburypflag.com/transgender-support-page.html
The ACLU has tackled myths used to keep transgender youth and adults out of sports https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked/
Talking points developed by the APA to fight discriminatory legislative attacks on trans youth: https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/issues
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school or county board of education for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
POSITION-STRONGLY OPPOSE
This is a dangerous piece of strictly partisan anti-trans legislation. You can visit our transgener support page here http://www.salisburypflag.com/transgender-support-page.html
The ACLU has tackled myths used to keep transgender youth and adults out of sports https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked/
Talking points developed by the APA to fight discriminatory legislative attacks on trans youth: https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/issues
PLEASE, READ OR TESTIMONY BELOW
| testimony-hb0757.pdf |
LEARN MORE ABOUT LGBTQIA+ LEGISLATION BY VISITING FREE STATE JUSTICE
Free State Justice is Maryland's statewide advocacy non-profit that seeks to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (“LGBTQ”) Marylanders. Free State Justice has information about their legislative priorities, maintains a legislative calendar, and holds weekly update sessions during the Maryland General Assembly Legislative Session.
Free State Justice 2021 Legislative Tools
Free State Justice 2021 Legislative Tools
2021 TESTIMONY
2021 PRIORITIES
*Name and Gender Marker Changes (passed enacted)
*Inclusive Schools (died in committee)
*Ending Panic Defense (passed enacted)
*Establishing A Statewide Commission on Civics and Cultural Education (died in committee)
*Nondiscrimination and Equitable Access (died in committee)
*Issuance of New Marriage and Birth Certificates (did not pass)
*Mental Health Access (passed enacted)
*Name and Gender Marker Changes (passed enacted)
*Inclusive Schools (died in committee)
*Ending Panic Defense (passed enacted)
*Establishing A Statewide Commission on Civics and Cultural Education (died in committee)
*Nondiscrimination and Equitable Access (died in committee)
*Issuance of New Marriage and Birth Certificates (did not pass)
*Mental Health Access (passed enacted)
| HB132/SB0041 Testimony |
| HB155/SB0098 Testimony |
| hb1088-sb768-testimony__2_.pdf |
| hb-1203-testimony.pdf |
| HB140 Testimony |
| HB231/SB46 Testimony |
| HB39 TESTIMONY |