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HB 1121

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Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Human Services to convene a workgroup with a public policy institute in the State to increase accountability for prevention and intervention services delivered to children by the Department of Juvenile Services through evidence-based, research-based, and culturally competent practices; requiring the workgroup to complete a baseline assessment and publish a certain inventory; requiring the workgroup to consider and identify certain factors; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBreakstone, HannahAdvocates for Children and YouthWritten (PDF)
FAVTilghman, MarlonBridge Maryland, IncWritten (PDF)
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVJohnston, JamesMaryland Department of Juvenile ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEgan, JennyMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVPope, JeremiahOffice of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVBrocato, BarbaralobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Crutchfield, Delegate CrutchfieldlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGlickman, IleneIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics