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SB 159

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Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a new officer of a humane society or animal control to receive at least 80 hours of training approved by the appropriate unit of a county or municipality within the first 12 months of employment; requiring an officer of a humane society or animal control to complete at least 6 hours of approved continuing education every year; requiring the training and continuing education to include instruction on certain matters; and authorizing the appropriate unit to require training in addition to that which is specified in the Act.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistHumane Society of the United StatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for AnimalsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKoenig, ThomasMontgomery County GovernmentOral
FAVMorningstar, SaraMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVCrankshaw-Quimby, PattyProfessional Animal Workers of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals