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SB 81

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State Government - Emergency Management - Continuity Planning

Sponsor: Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs CommitteeCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 516 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain principal departments of the Executive Branch to develop, annually update, and submit to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) continuity of operations plans to address the impact of a certain emergency or crisis; requiring certain continuity of operations plans to include certain information; requiring MEMA to develop certain guidelines and to serve as a coordinating agency; stating the intent of the General Assembly that MEMA implement certain provisions of law with existing personnel and resources; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHolmes, MarvinMD Fire_EMS CoalitionPosition only
FAVEby, ChasMD MILDEP MEMAPosition only
FAVKelly, CatherineMD Military DepartmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFahrig, LandonMEAWritten (PDF)
FAVHolmes, MarvinMaryland Fire-EMS CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVGowen, Major General TimothyMaryland Military DepartmentPosition only
FAVStrickland, RussellMaryland Military Department MEMAPosition only
FAVChair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs CommitteeIndividualPosition only
FAVChair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs CommitteeIndividualPosition only
INFOCommittee Staff, Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record