HB 392

Did not advance

Family Child Care Homes, Large Family Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening and Assistance

Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ChildrenStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, by January 1, 2022, to establish guidelines for early childhood developmental screenings for children under the age of 3 years to be used by certain family child care homes or child care centers to assess a child's developmental progress and screen for potential disabilities; requiring, beginning July 1, 2022, certain family child care homes or child care centers to offer to parents or guardians evaluations for children entering these homes or centers; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rock, Melissa	Advocates for Children and Youth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock, Melissa	Advocates for Children and Youth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reighard, Jessica	Brookes Publishing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guyton, Michele	Delegate Michele Guyton	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guyton, Michele	Delegate Michele Guyton	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Landa, Rebecca	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Oral
FAV	Merriman, Tracy	Kid's Campus Early Learning Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peterson, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hancock, Ruby	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morrow, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Meyer, Isaac	Compass Government Relations Partners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FWA	Merriman, Tracy	Kid's Campus Early Learning Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lopez, Christina	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tolley, George	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FWA	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)