Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (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.
AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.
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 (22)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Doggett, Atty Jack | AES Prison Ministry | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Louis | AES Prison Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Murray, Dr Tracy | Coppin State University | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | MD Restoratve Justice | Position only |
| FAV | BROWN, ELLIS | MORGAN STATE | Position only |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barber, Mike | Returned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Saint George, Jo | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | barber, mike | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | barber, mike | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Zinsmeister, Robert | Associated Builders and Contractors | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Foster, Brandon | Charles County Sheriff's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | green, robert | DPSCS | Position only |
| UNF | scruggs, carolyn | DPSCS | Position only |
| UNF | sessa, rachel | DPSCS | Position only |
| UNF | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | MACo | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reece, Thomas | MCAA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs/MSA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harrison, Michael | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McCulloch, Champe | Maryland AGC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Swygert, Michael | Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AES Prison MinistryFAV 2
DPSCSUNF 3
MACoUNF 1
Maryland AGCFWA 1
MCAAUNF 1
MD Chiefs/MSAUNF 1
MoCoFAV 1
MORGAN STATEFAV 1
Returned CitizenFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMehu, NatashaMACoRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…
UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs/MSARegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…