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HB 59

WithdrawnCrossfile SB 147
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Task Force on Higher Education Students With Chronic Health Conditions

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Task Force on Higher Education Students With Chronic Health Conditions to study existing data on undergraduate and graduate students with chronic health conditions at institutions of higher education in the State; authorizing the Task Force to use State, federal, and academic resources to carry out its functions; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations on meeting the needs of students with chronic health conditions to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDave, SnehaHealth Advocacy SummitOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBhagat, NatashaInvisible Wave MovementOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPurdy, CaraInvisible Wave MovementOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeña-Melnyk, JoselineMGA Delegate Pena-MelnykOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSadusky, Dr. BernardMaryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)Written (PDF)
FAVWood, ShannonlobbyistNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVBhagat, SantiPhysician-Parent CaregiversOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVCeruolo, RichIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-MelnyklegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVSchuckman, GregoryIndividualOral
FWALondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FWAZeller, EileenNoneOral + Written (PDF)
FWAElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOBerg, EmilyMDHWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWood, ShannonNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyRegistered for: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition