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Maryland Health Care Workers Loan Assistance Program - Establishment and Funding

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Health Care Workers Loan Assistance Program to provide assistance to health care workers in repaying health care-related education loans; establishing the Maryland Health Care Workers Loan Assistance Program Fund to be used for the repayment of health care-related education loans of health care workers and the administrative expenses of the program; and requiring the Governor in fiscal years, 2024, 2025, and 2026, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $35,000,000 for the Fund.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDorrien, ErinlobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVLing, CatherineMaryland Nurses AssociationOral
FAVOparoji, NwamakiMaryland Nurses AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVChitalia, SuhaniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWise, SteveIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifePosition only
FWADeMattos, JosephHealth Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)Written (PDF)
FWAState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland