9-1-1 Specialists - Classification as First Responders
Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the intent of the General Assembly regarding classification of certain 9-1-1 specialists as first responders; and defining the term 'first responder' as an employee of a State or local public safety agency that provides emergency response services.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Middleton, Glen | AFSCME Council 67 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ripley, John | Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ryan-Johnson, Antoinettte | City Union of Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Riley, Deniselobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Law Offices of Boston Plaut | Position only |
| UNF | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Adams, Timothy | City of Bowie, MD | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Young, Ron | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…
FWABereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…