Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment
What this bill does
Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures regarding access to mental health services for students, examine the challenges for certain institutions in meeting the demand for mental health services, review best practices for accessing services and identify the best models for providing services; requiring the Committee to make recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly and the Governor by December 1, 2022.
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Testimony (32)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Holmes, Raniya | Holmes | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jeffries, Nina | MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Geddes, Annlobbyist | Maryland Coalition of Families | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quinlan, Margolobbyist | Mental Health Association of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooke, Lily-Max | Student Government Association, University of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brocato, Barbaralobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Valentino-Smith, Delegate Valentino-Smithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dineen, Kyle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Helal, Farah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, Bradlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Raskin, Jamie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thorne, Caroline | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Belford, Tina | Moms for Liberty-AAC Chapter | Position only |
| UNF | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bell, Connor | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Love, Janelle | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | OBrien, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Reinheimer, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Fidler, Sara | Maryland Independent College and University Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boughman, Joann | University System of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Towers, Lee | Maryland Higher Education Commission | Written (PDF) |