Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs
Sponsor: Senator WashingtonCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each law enforcement agency to develop and implement an employee assistance program to protect the mental health of police officers and provide police officers access to confidential low- or no-cost mental health services; establishing certain requirements for a certain program; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop standards for annual assessments of the employee assistance program to identify deficiencies and areas for improvement; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Olich, Kat | America Institute for Suicide Prevention | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HERRON, VERNON | BALTIMORE CITY POLICE | Position only |
| FAV | WIRZBERGER, MICHELLE | BALTIMORE CITY POLICE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | JUNKERMAN, LT MARC | HARFORD SHERIFF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Penman, Aaron | Harford County Deputy Sheriffs Union | Position only |
| FAV | BOSTON, FRANK | STATE FOP | Position only |
| FAV | County, PG | The Prince George's County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | County Govern, Prince George's | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DOLCINE, RACHEL | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MITCHELL, DR. JEFF | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Washington, Senator Washingtonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tompsett, Thomas | The Maryland Psychiatric Society | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Elrich, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | State Police, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAMansfield, 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.…