Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers – Right to Intervene
Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the local department of social services and the circuit court to provide notice to a child's foster parent, kinship parent, preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to intervene as a party in any child abuse or neglect, termination of parental rights, or adoption proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the local department of social services and the circuit court to provide certain notice to a child's kinship parent; etc.
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Testimony (34)
MGA witness listFAV 28FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Blevins, William | Baltimore City Resource Parent Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Epperson, Tawny | Baltimore County Resource (Foster) Parent | Oral |
| FAV | WOLF, MICHELLE | DSS Foster Parent | Oral |
| FAV | MacAlister, James | Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) | Oral |
| FAV | Eby, Arnold | Maryland Resource Parent Assoc. | Oral |
| FAV | Booth, Joy | Maryland Resource Parents for Change | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Widener, Andrea | Maryland Resource Parents for Change | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zubek, Brian | Sowebo Community Church | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berk, Shannon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bigelow, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brame, Monica | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Burford, Ingrid | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chadwell English, Stephen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dooley, Lauren | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dumais, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dunn, Tamira | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gable, Morgan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hardwick, Jacqueline | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howard, Rian | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Krawczyk , Marcy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lutz, Steven | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Meister, Danielle | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Okun, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roof, Annie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schweitzer, Harvey | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Taqui, Maheen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wasyk, Rebecca | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Villamar, Maria Nenutzka | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Faulkner, Rachael | Public Policy Partners | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Franklin, Stephanie | The Franklin Law Group, P.C. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Graziano, Laurenlobbyist | Department of Human Services | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DSS Foster ParentFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOGraziano, LaurenDepartment of Human ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland