HB 1145

Did not advance

Maryland Meals for Achievement Fund – Establishment

Sponsor: Delegate Jackson, M.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Comptroller to distribute certain sales and use tax revenues from snack foods to the Maryland Meals for Achievement Fund; establishing the Maryland Meals for Achievement Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Department of Education to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Susskind, Danielle	MCPS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orr, Benjamin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sudzina, Kristen	MdSNA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Irwin, Laura	MoCo community action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kanfash, Noora	The Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	gbemudu, alexis	public health law clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jackson, M., Delegate Jackson, M.legislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Parish, Len	Harford County	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Boucher, Steve	MD DC Vendors Association	Position only
UNF	Burner, Gene	MD Manufacturers	Position only
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	MD Retailers Association	Position only
UNF	Boucher, Steve	MD/DC Vending Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	McGrady, Patrick	Mayor City of Aberdeen	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fisher, Wes	NAMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fisher, Wes	National Automatic Merchandising Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harrington, Deriece	PepsiCo	Position only
UNF	Villani, Robert	PepsiCo	Position only
UNF	Avery, Elizabeth	SNAC International	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSFAV 1

Harford CountyUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Mayor City of AberdeenUNF 1

MCPSFAV 1

MD DC Vendors AssociationUNF 1

MD ManufacturersUNF 1

MD Retailers AssociationUNF 1

MD/DC Vending AssociationUNF 1

MdSNAFAV 1

MoCo community actionFAV 1

NAMAUNF 1

National Automatic Merchandising AssociationUNF 1

PepsiCoUNF 2

public health law clinicFAV 1

SNAC InternationalUNF 1

The Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFPrice, SarahMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association