Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9-1-1 Board
What this bill does
Renaming the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to be the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; transferring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to the Department of Emergency Management; etc.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ball, Calvin | Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Souder, Steve | Vice Chair, Next Generation 9-1-1 Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bratt, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Markey, Jack | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Lichenstein, Richard | MDAAP | Oral |
| FWA | Kasemeyer, Pam | Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Strickland, Russell | Maryland Emergency Management Agency | Oral |