SB 497

Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties

Sponsor: Senator KelleyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing provisions of law establishing educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities under the State Department of Education; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Board in the Department of Juvenile Services; requiring the Board to approve all educational services for juveniles in a residential facility beginning July 1, 2022; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Program; requiring the Board, to the extent practicable, to reflect the diversity of the student population that the Department serves; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Abed, Sec. Sam	Department of Juvenile Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tress, Andrew	Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fleming, Rebecca	Family and Juvenile Law Section Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dezmon, Barbara	Maryland NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Delores	Md. General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Delores	Md. General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Susskind, Danielle	MoCo Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd-White, Althea	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leone, Peter	University of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reusing, Grace	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blomberg, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wharton, William	Maryland Professional Employees Council (MPEC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Reynolds, Todd	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sterrette, Dawana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sterrette, Dawana	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hands, Zachary	Individual	Written (PDF)