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Labor and Employment - Hiring - Higher Education Requirements (Give Me a Chance Act)

Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an employer from developing or implementing an application or hiring process that uses a higher education degree as a certain limitation except in certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from using an applicant's lack of a higher education degree to deny an applicant the opportunity to apply for a position except under certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from inquiring during the interview process about an applicant's lack of a higher education degree except under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHamilton, TiaJOTF - WitnessOral
FAVQuarles, AntoineJOTF - WitnessOral
FAVJohnson, QianaLife After ReleaseOral
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVSenator Patterson, Senator PattersonlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFMcCulloch, ChampeMaryland AGCWritten (PDF)
UNFJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFO'Halloran, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce