HB 766

Children – Residential Treatment Centers – Education Funding

Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ChildrenStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 500 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain core service agencies, local behavioral health authorities, and local addictions authorities to approve certain funding for certain youths' educational costs incurred during admission to residential treatment centers for certain medical or psychiatric purposes; and providing that it is the intent of the General Assembly that general funds be provided in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to the Maryland Department of Health to carry out certain provisions of the Act.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Howe, Joshlobbyist	Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Megan	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaiser, Anne	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Serkin, Celia	Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Basler, Robert	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)FAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery CountyINFO 1

Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.FAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVHowe, JoshCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Registered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVQuinlan, MargoMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…