Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Sponsor: Debra Davis (District 28)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2021, certain invitations to bid and certain requests for proposals to require bidders and offerors to provide certain documentation; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and county departments of corrections to give a preference to certain bidders and offerors based on the number of formerly incarcerated individuals the bidder or offeror employs; etc.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | ACLU | Position only |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Advocates for Children & Youth | Position only |
| FAV | Dogget, Jackson | Alleghany East Conference of 7th Day Adventist Church | Position only |
| FAV | Murray, Dr. Tracey | Coppin State University | Position only |
| FAV | Saint-George, Jo | Healthy Lawyers | Position only |
| FAV | Dewes, Chris | JOTF | Position only |
| FAV | Haven, Kimberly | Life After Release | Position only |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | MoCo CE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ackers, Dr. Tim | Morgan State University | Position only |
| FAV | Ross, Robert | NAACP of Prince George's County | Position only |
| FAV | Reid, Melissa | North American Division of 7th Day Adventist Church | Position only |
| FAV | Hansen, Nicole | Out For Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Jones, Ricarra | SEIU 1199 | Position only |
| FAV | Taylor, Johnny | Society of Human Resource Management | Position only |
| FAV | Weissman, Adam | Thrive Baltimore | Position only |
| FAV | Barber, Michael | community advocate | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Davis, D.M., Delegate Davis, D.M.legislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Foster, Brandon | Charles County Sheriff's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | sessa, rachel | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jabin, Drew | MACo | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reece, Thomas | MCAA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harrison, Michael | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | ROBERTSON, Ellen | Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLUFAV 1
community advocateFAV 1
DPSCSUNF 1
Healthy LawyersFAV 1
JOTFFAV 1
Life After ReleaseFAV 1
MACoUNF 1
MCAAUNF 1
MoCo CEFAV 1
Out For JusticeFAV 1
SEIU 1199FAV 1
Thrive BaltimoreFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferAdvocates for Children & YouthRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…