Maryland General Assembly 2010
Information, testimony, news, updates
The 2010 General Assembly
Education funding is once again at the top of MSEA’s legislative agenda as the recession lingers and budget woes mount. MSEA will be working hard to maintain the state’s historic investment in education to preserve our #1 national ranking.
Passage of the Fairness in Negotiations Act (FINA), fighting the perennial tuition tax credit (vouchers) program known as B.O.A.S.T., and preserving the integrity of the county’s maintenance of effort funding requirements round out MSEA’s list of legislative priorities.
MSEA Celebrates Opening Day
Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch—the three biggest names in Maryland politics—were among the hundreds of guests Wednesday night celebrating opening day of the General Assembly at MSEA’s annual Open House. Check out the event photo gallery.
MSEA co-sponsors Marc Steiner interview with O’Malley, Miller, Busch
Catch the podcast of Marc Steiner’s Opening Day broadcast with special guests Gov. O’Malley, Senate President Miller and Speaker of the House Busch. MSEA was a co-sponsor of the annual event hosted by the Baltimore Business Journal and WEAA 88.9 FM.
The Fairness in Negotiations Act (FINA)
The Fairness in Negotiations Act (FINA) supported by MSEA adds a long overdue fairness component to Maryland’s collective bargaining for K-12 employees by establishing a process for a neutral public employee labor relations board to resolve labor disputes within a timeline and issue a decision with which both parties must comply. Read the FAQ's.
