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SB 757

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State Personnel Management System - Office of the Public Defender - Placement

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: FinanceSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Unfavorable Report by Finance (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that, within the Office of the Public Defender, the deputy public defender, district public defenders, assistant public defenders, and other employees are placed in certain employment categories in the State Personnel Management System; authorizing the Public Defender to employ, rather than appoint, assistant public defenders and other employees; authorizing assistant public defenders and other employees to be terminated or disciplined only for cause in accordance with certain provisions of law; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCarter, JillIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Carter, Senator CarterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDeWolfe, PaulMARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDEROral + Written (PDF)
FWAFrezzo , CynthiaAFSCME Local 423Oral
FWAPyle , DavidAFSCME Local 423Oral
FWAGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3