Police Accountability Boards and Administrative Charging Committees - Municipal Corporations
What this bill does
Authorizing a municipal corporation in the State to have a police accountability board to receive complaints of police misconduct from the public; requiring the board to submit an annual report to the governing body of the municipal corporation identifying trends in the disciplinary process of police officers and recommending changes to improve police accountability; and authorizing a municipal corporation to establish an administrative charging committee to serve law enforcement agencies in the municipal corporation.
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 (31)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Leager, Kaleigh | Caroline County Commissioner's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morriss, Raymond | City of Cumberland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rybczynski, Adam | City of Havre de Grace | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vance, Christopher | Gaithersburg Police Department | Oral |
| FAV | LYPSON, MONICA | Jack and Jill of America, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey Thupari, Angelica | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Melvin, Robertlobbyist | R Street Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | James, Takisha | Town Of Bladensburg | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Marion, Travis | Town of Rising Sun | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hessler, Thereselobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Lesley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ryan, Wendy | Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Nesky, John | Bowie Police Department | Oral |
| FWA | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |