State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining
What this bill does
Establishing that, within the Office of the Public Defender, the deputy public defender, district public defenders, and assistant public defenders are placed in certain employment categories in the State Personnel Management System; altering certain provisions of law regarding personnel actions within the Office that relate to the hiring, discipline, and termination of employees; providing that employees of the Office are subject to collective bargaining under the State Personnel Management System; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (31)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Burke, Julia | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Shomari | AFSCME Local 423 | Oral |
| FAV | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flowers , Willie | NAACP - Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beidle, Pamela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beidle, Pamela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hullinger, Ty | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nalley, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Neill, Casi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Paul, Cathrynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Deniselobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | DeWolfe, Paul | MARYLAND PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| UNF | Knight, Cynthia | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Beach, Michael | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Caldwell, Adam | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cover, Kelli | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gillis, Emily | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Johnson , Marci | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lipman , Isabel | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Preston, Darlene | AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Redd, Cheryl | AFSCME Local 423 | Oral |
| FWA | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Nelen, Alexa | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Musselman, Stephen | Maryland Defenders Union, AFSCME Local 423 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bennett, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |