Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with the advice of the Secretary of Health, to update certain minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to reflect certain practices and guidelines; establishing the Correctional Facilities Health and Wellness Pilot Program to establish minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services in facilities participating in the Program; and requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt health and wellness standards for certain facilities.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 20FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Idris, Farouqah | AFSCME Local 1678 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simpler, MD, Dana | Dana S Simpler, MD | Oral |
| FAV | Lathon, PhD (Nutrition), Ruby | HBCU College of Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Saint-George, Jo | Healthy Lawyers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mulpuri, Lakshman | Historically Black Colleges and Universities College of Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine (HBCU CPLM) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| FAV | Fullerton, Kimberly | Maryland State Bar Association - Animal Law Section | Oral |
| FAV | Praamsma, Noah | Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flinn, Christian | Plant Based Foods Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spiller, Nicholas | Public Health Law Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tabrizi, Maryam | The Humane Society of the United States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zuckerman, Russell | United4Longevity | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeVaughn- Johnson, Ashley | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Freeman, William | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hanson- Mundell, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mills, Milton | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sutton, MJ | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Whitmore, Kaira | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Mary Ann | Maryland Correctional Administrators Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | BARATELLI, JAY | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |