Public Safety and Behavioral Health Improvement Act
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to take certain actions related to the inclusion of performance data and information in reports and the creation of a scorecard of quantifiable safety indicators; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $500,000 for the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence; establishing a behavioral health screening grant program within the Department; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tompsett, Thomas | Harris Jones & Malone | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Watts, Kimberlee | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ceruolo, Rich | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Purnell, Vanessa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Redding, Jennifer | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | BURGER, JON MARIE | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Edsall, Cameron | Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |