HB 1352

Did not advance

Health and Wellness Standards – Correctional Facilities

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 3:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with the advice of the Secretary of Health, to update certain minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to reflect certain practices and guidelines; establishing the Correctional Facilities Health and Wellness Pilot Program to establish minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services in facilities participating in the Program; and requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt health and wellness standards for certain facilities; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Maryland Food System Resiliency Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Mills, Milton	Maryland Plant Based Advocates	Oral
FAV	Saint-George, Jo	Maryland Plant-Based Advocates Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Joseph	www.NutritionAsMedicine.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lathon, Ruby	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Chloe	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zepp, Aubrie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilson, Michael Jlobbyist	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFWA 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Plant Based AdvocatesFAV 1

Maryland Plant-Based Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

www.NutritionAsMedicine.orgFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAWilson, Michael JMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions