HB 413

Did not advance

Judges - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation

Sponsor: Melissa Wells (District 40)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Court Administrator to ensure that each judge in the State receive tests, training, and evaluation for implicit bias; and requiring the Administrator to ensure that data on the tests, training, and evaluation required by the Act is made available to the public on a website or by request.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	White, Rachel	Advocates for Children and Youth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dartigue, Natasha	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Graham, Janette	No Struggle No Success, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Bailey, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wells, Delegate Wellslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gonzalez-Graham, Janette	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koul, Michelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Advocates for Children and YouthFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

No Struggle No Success, Inc.FAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.