HB 995

Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 525 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a process for granting presumptive eligibility for a subsidy under the Child Care Scholarship Program; requiring the Department to award a subsidy to an individual who submits certain proof; prohibiting the Department and the Comptroller from seeking reimbursement or repayment of a certain subsidy from certain individuals under certain circumstances, except for cases of suspected fraud; requiring the Comptroller to pay a child care provider within 5 days of receiving a certain notice; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brame, Laurice	Antioch Child Care Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Matthews, Hannah	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)	Oral + Written (PDF)
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	Gee, Flora	Greenbelt Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Imani-Angela	Joshua's Place Child Care Center	Oral
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaefer, Stephanie	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser-Hidalgo, David	MLLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	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	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Oral + 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	Whitmore, Fatima	SEIU Local- 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Samantha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

HB 995

What this bill does

Testimony (30)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified