HB 993

Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established

Sponsor: Eric Ebersole (District 44A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 466 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide no-interest loans for capital expenses related to a child care facility to child care providers who participate in the Child Care Scholarship Program; requiring the Department of Commerce to administer the Fund with support from the State Department of Education; and requiring the Department of Commerce to publicize the availability of loans from the Fund.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brame, Laurice	Antioch Child Care Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gaafar, Meena	Family Child Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gee, Flora	Greenbelt Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaefer, Stephanie	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahmad, Yousuf	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hossain, Meher	Montgomery Moving Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iverson, Jennifer	Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Ebersole, Delegate Ebersolelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Samantha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Antioch Child Care CenterFAV 1

Arco Iris Bilingual Children's CenterFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Family Child CareFAV 1

Family League of BaltimoreFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 2

Greenbelt Children's CenterFAV 1

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 3

Maryland State Child Care AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland State Family Childcare AssociationFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceFAV 2

MDAEYCFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 2

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Montgomery Moving ForwardFAV 1

Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMacsherry, ClintonMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVWeeldreyer, LauraMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council