Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services
What this bill does
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; 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 (40)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Polsky, Laurence | Calvert Co. Health Dept. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holladay, Ann | Eastern Shore Human Trafficking Task Force | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Pamela | MALMB | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'DAY, GARRETTlobbyist | MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallerstedt, Ann | MHTTF | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jefferson, Staceylobbyist | Marylanders Against Poverty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MedChi, MDAAP, MACHC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Altema, Irnandelobbyist | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BLENDY, NICHOLAS | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barnes-Keating, Leslie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | CPMC, Coalition to Protect MDs Children | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Day, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Evans, Angeles | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gardner, Jan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hinde, Ed | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Julianelle, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lofgren, Ingrid | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Marra, Alia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millard, Demaune | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Procopio, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ralls, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubenstein, Amelia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Washington, Senator Washingtonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shore, Debby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Short, LaKeisha | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | White, Rachel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DHS, DHS | DHS | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Burson, Kerri | FCDSSB MASSB | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sterns, Paul | MASSB Executive Board | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tolley, George | MD Association for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Davis, Alison | Queen Anne's MASSB | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Knopp, Cary | Somerset MASSB | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Blackwell, Michael | St. Mary's MASSB | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sappington, Norma | Washington MASSB | Written (PDF) |