SB 904

Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans; providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to administer the Program; requiring the Program to award certain grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and expand certain community behavioral health programs; establishing a certain eligibility requirement; requiring an eligible nonprofit organization to secure certain contributions for the proposal; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 18Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shreiner, Terry	22 march for life	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gunthrie, Cari	Cornerstone Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	DC MD VA, Easter Seals	Easter Seals DC MD VA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bram, Larry	Easterseals DC MD VA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walden, Dr. Tracy Neal	Easterseals Military Family Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	MHAMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frazee, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guibao, Patricklobbyist	The American Legion	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guibao, Patricklobbyist	The American Legion	Position only
FAV	Gurley, Susan	anxiety and depression association of america	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	lcpcm	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kendrick, Jeffery	maryland center for veterans education and training	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barber, Beshauna	service womens action network	Written (PDF)
FAV	, national alliance on mental illness	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Milewski, Brooke	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yount, Rick	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

22 march for lifeFAV 1

anxiety and depression association of americaFAV 1

Cornerstone MontgomeryFAV 1

Easter Seals DC MD VAFAV 1

Easterseals DC MD VAFAV 1

Easterseals Military Family ClinicFAV 1

lcpcmFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

maryland center for veterans education and trainingFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

MHAMDFAV 1

service womens action networkFAV 1

The American LegionFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVFrazee, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVGuibao, PatrickThe American LegionRegistered for: Fleet Reserve Association