SB 136

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College of Southern Maryland - Charles County Campus - Transition to Charles County Community College

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Community Colleges - Local BillsStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Charles County Community College and the Board of Community College Trustees for Charles County by transitioning the College of Southern Maryland Charles County campus to the Charles County Community College; removing Charles County from certain provisions of law relating to the College of Southern Maryland; exempting the Charles County Community College from certain provisions of law for the 2023-2024 academic year; altering the number of members of the Board of Trustees for the College of Southern Maryland; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 2FavorableUNF 28Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gerrie, David	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Norris, Johnlobbyist	Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coates, Shawn	Board of Trustees, College of Southern Maryland	Oral
UNF	MCWILLIAMS, DIANNE	COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (Written Testimony)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyer, Holly	CalvertHealth & MedStar St. Mary's Hospital	Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Reuben	Charles County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bernabel, Lisa	College of Southern Maryland	Position only
UNF	Foundation, CSM	College of Southern Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	McMillon, Avis	College of Southern Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mills, Judith	College of Southern Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Murphy, Maureen	College of Southern Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Redmond, Rodney	College of Southern Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Datcher, Delores	College of Southern Maryland ( Written Testimony)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lombardi, Christy	Community Bank of the Chesapeake	Position only
UNF	DiNatale, Dr. Lois	Human Dialectics, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raley Jr., James K.	President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bedell, George	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brezina, Bernice	Individual	Position only
UNF	Comey, Bill	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Field, Keri	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hancock, Helena	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Justin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Harwood, Theodore	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McCaslin, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pfeiffer, Larisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phillips, Bradlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quattlebaum, Lesley	Individual	Position only
UNF	Roat, Cassandra	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Board of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyUNF 1

Board of Trustees, College of Southern MarylandUNF 1

CalvertHealth & MedStar St. Mary's HospitalUNF 1

Charles County GovernmentUNF 1

College of Southern MarylandUNF 6

College of Southern Maryland ( Written Testimony)UNF 1

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (Written Testimony)UNF 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

Community Bank of the ChesapeakeUNF 1

Human Dialectics, LLCUNF 1

President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFNorris, JohnBoard of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyRegistered for: County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland

UNFPhillips, BradRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges