Education - Food Waste Grant Program - Established
What this bill does
Establishing the Food Waste Grant Program to provide grants to county boards or public schools to reduce food waste during afterschool activities; authorizing a county board of education or a public school to apply for a grant under the Program; requiring the Governor to provide $250,000 in the budget for the Program beginning fiscal year 2022; authorizing the State Department of Education and Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education to retain a portion of the funds for administrative costs of the Program; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Broome, Melissa | Baltimore CitySchools | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoho, Karen | Frederick County BOE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gardiner, Jan | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Collard, Laura | MAEOE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nardi, Catherine | Montgomery County Food Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Joe | Mountainside Education and Enrichment | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kanfash, Noora | Partnership to end childhood hunger in Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carerra, Ember | Student at Urbana High School | Position only |
| FAV | McCook, Elizabeth | Teacher at Urbana High | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Cain, Delegate Cainlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SUSSKIND, MCPS BOE | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |