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HB 751

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Public Safety – Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund

Sponsor: Delegate BridgesCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 753 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety training and Critical Incident Stress Management peer support training; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill for the Fund in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on the uses of the Fund.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVMurphy, ErinBpdWritten (PDF)
FAVShier, MichaelFOPOral
FAVSample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVPhillips, RobertMaryland State Firefighters Assoc.Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bridges, Delegate BridgeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, AsiaIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.