Public Safety - Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program
What this bill does
Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish a Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program to provide doorbell cameras or security systems with doorbell cameras to residents of high-crime areas; requiring the Office to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025, regarding the usefulness and viability of the Program based on a cost-benefit analysis; and requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter for the Program.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Murphy, Erin | Bpd | Oral |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Muldrow, Adrian | T.A.M.E Advocacy | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Caylin | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cueto, Joseph | Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services | Written (PDF) |