Inmate Training and Job Act of 2021
Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 677 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Inmate Training and Job Pilot Program at certain institutions of postsecondary education to provide educational and vocational training opportunities for inmates in the 12 months preceding the inmate's date of release; requiring the Pilot Program to be administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the governing entity of each institution; requiring the Division of Corrections and the Commission to develop a hybrid virtual and in-person learning environment in the system by June 1, 2022; etc.
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Testimony (19)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 6Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Andrisse, Stanley | From Prison Cells to PhD | Oral |
| FAV | Novello, Laura | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Hawkins, Councilman Calvin | PG Co. Council | Oral |
| FAV | Blakely, Ronald | PG Co. Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Bryant, Sheila | Progressive Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | PATTERSON, Obie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Tabor, Suzanne | University of Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Haven, Kimberly | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Fulginiti, Andrew | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Towers, Lee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Towers, Lee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |