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SB 499

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Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises

Sponsor: Senator GriffithCommittee: FinanceSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 195 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Commerce in a certain annual report on economic development programs to include information for minority business enterprises on the number of enterprises that received assistance from each economic development program and the percentage of assistance distributed to each minority business enterprise from each economic development program compared to the total assistance distributed from each economic development program.

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Testimony (3)

MGA witness list
FAV 3Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVLatino Caucus, MDMaryland Legislative Latino CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Griffith, Senator GriffithlegislatorIndividualPosition only

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