Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement
Sponsor: Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 1/13 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering, from 21 to 19, the minimum age requirement for employment as a correctional officer in any unit of the Division of Correction, any unit of the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, or the Patuxent Institution within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dortch, April | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Oral |
| FAV | Green, Robert | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sessa, Rachel | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Oral |
| FAV | Vazquez, Sasha | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Oral |
| FAV | Ward, Evan | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |