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Bills/2021 Regular Session

SB 767

EnactedCrossfile HB 891
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Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established

Sponsor: Senator WashingtonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 580 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student hunger and basic food needs on campus; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program, develop a certain form, and designate certain campuses as hunger-free campuses; authorizing certain public institutions of higher education to develop certain procedures and make certain information publicly available; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include in the annual budget bill a $150,000 appropriation for the Program; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list
FAV 24FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSilver, CaitlinAnne Arundel Community CollegeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLieberman, JimCIFWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, AkyraHomeless Persons Representation ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVDAVIS, ODESSAManna FoodOral
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVWashington, MaryMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVGross, JuliaMaryland Hunger SolutionsWritten (PDF)
FAVGross, JuliaMaryland Hunger SolutionsOral
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVNardi, CatherineMontgomery County Food CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVBall, CalvinOffice of Howard County Executive Calvin BallWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVPinares, GianireStudent Org; Montgomery CollegeOral
FAVSumekh, RachelSwipe Out HungerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMorales, AmyTowson UniversityWritten (PDF)
FAVAnand, GreeshmaUMD MaryPIRGWritten (PDF)
FAVAlpert, DanUniversity of Maryland Student Government AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrocato, BarbaralobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPinares, GianireeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, Senator WashingtonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWang, Yu-WeiIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, GabrielleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWoods, AshlynIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWABoughman, JoannUniversity System of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOFidler, SaraMaryland Independent College and University AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOYates, AnnaSt. Mary's College of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel Community CollegeFAV 1
CIFFAV 1
Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1
Manna FoodFAV 1
Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1
Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1
Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 2
Maryland Independent College and University AssociationINFO 1
Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1
Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1
Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1
St. Mary's College of MarylandINFO 1
Student Org; Montgomery CollegeFAV 1
Swipe Out HungerFAV 1
Towson UniversityFAV 1
UMD MaryPIRGFAV 1
University of Maryland Student Government AssociationFAV 1
University System of MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore
FAVBrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…