State and Local Parks – Child Safe Zone Program – Establishment (Equitable Access to Safe Parks Act)
What this bill does
Establishing the Child Safe Zone Program in the Department of Natural Resources to improve public safety at State and local parks, install signage in prominent areas of each State park identifying the parks as Child Safe Zones, and facilitate coordination with local jurisdictions to designate local parks as Child Safe Zones; and establishing the Child Safe Zone Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide funding for capital and operating expenses associated with enhancing public safety in State and local parks.
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 (23)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Beller, Joel | Baltimore County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schugam, Larry | Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Foster, Patricia | Cylburn Arboretum | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hushen, Arthur | National Institute of Crime Prevention | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Steven | Pimlico Terrace Neighborhood Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Steger, Jeffrey | Virginia Center for Policing Innovation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atlas, Randy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lane, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Michael, LeVar | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miicke , Sarahlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Adam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Miller, Steve | MACPRA Maryland Association of County Park and Recreation Administrators | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ceruolo, Rich | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Luffman, Bunky | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |