Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers - Right to Intervene
What this bill does
Requiring the circuit court to provide notice to a child's foster parent, preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to intervene as a party in a certain proceeding except under certain circumstances; granting certain rights to certain individuals in certain proceedings; granting the right to intervene in certain proceedings and the right to obtain all nonprivileged information in documents pertaining to the placement of a child; requiring a party who asserts that information in a document is privileged is required to meet certain criteria; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (31)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hernndez, Nora | Foster mom | Oral |
| FAV | Booth, Joy | MD Resource Parents for Change | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | widener, andrea | maryland resource parents for change | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Suzanne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blevins, Bill | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Booth, Paul | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dooley, Lauren | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzsimmons, Katie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fitzsimmons, Katie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frank, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gable, Morgan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gresock, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gresock, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gresock, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lichtman, Clara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mohr, Teresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Neal, Kristy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice, Crystal | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schweitzer, Harvey | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Snyder, Kaden | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tonetti, Kellian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | diggs, david | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | macalister, james | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | WHITE, RACHEL | ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MARYLANDS CHILDREN, COALITION TO PROTECT | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Villamar, Nena | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | DHS, DHS | DHS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cooper, Hope | Individual | Position only |
