HB 608

Early Childhood Education - Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act)

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Child Care Provider Support Grant Program to provide funds to eligible grantees to help support the operations of child care centers; requiring the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to implement and administer the Grant Program and, in consultation with certain industry leaders or advisory groups, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $25,000,000 for the Grant Program; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Webb, Brenda	Above & Beyond Family Child Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock, Melissa	Advocates for Children and Youth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Isaac	Compass Government Relations Partner	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ernestine	Ernestine Bates Family Childcare Provider	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gee, Flora	Greenbelt Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Patti	Greenway Learning Center for Infants and Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Deborah	Jaycees ELC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Christina	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FAV	DANIELS, RUBY	MSFCCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Position only
FAV	Martin , Angela	Maryland Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Tiffany	Montgomery County Community Action Board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beverly, Kevin	Montgomery Moving Forward	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mellott, Diane	Play Centers, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iverson, Jennifer	Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawson, Stephanie	S.Michele Collection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rego, Martha Lily	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruffins, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fry, Don	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FWA	Adjei, Karen	Montgomery Moving Forward	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Above & Beyond Family Child CareFAV 1

Advocates for Children and YouthFAV 1

Arco Iris Bilingual Children's CenterFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Compass Government Relations PartnerFAV 1

Ernestine Bates Family Childcare ProviderFAV 1

Family League of BaltimoreFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFWA 1

Greenbelt Children's CenterFAV 1

Greenway Learning Center for Infants and ChildrenFAV 1

Jaycees ELCFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 1

Maryland State Child Care AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Family Childcare AssociationFAV 1

MD Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MDAEYCFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Montgomery County Community Action BoardFAV 1

Montgomery Moving ForwardFAV 1FWA 1

MSFCCAFAV 1

Play Centers, Inc.FAV 1

Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.FAV 1

S.Michele CollectionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council