SB 480

State Department of Education - Child Care Stabilization Grants

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to administer, in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, child care stabilization grants to provide financial support to child care providers that have faced a financial hardship or suffered an operational burden during the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the priority in grant awards.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasso, Caleb	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	DANIELS, RUBY	MSFCCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macsherry, Clintonlobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hancock, Rebecca	Maryland State Family Childcare Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hossain, Meher	Montgomery Moving Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Sanchez, Osiris	Individual	Position only
FWA	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist	Strong Schools Maryland	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVMacsherry, ClintonMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FWAGardiner, ShamoyiaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

SB 480

What this bill does

Testimony (28)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified