State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Modifications
What this bill does
Altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency by establishing certain requirements for certain State departments, agencies, or programs, including establishing certain positions and establishing a certain language access plan; and requiring the Maryland Commission of Civil Rights to provide oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of certain language access provisions.
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Testimony (29)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DePencier, Rachel | Johns Hopkins School of Nursing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, JD | MD Hunger Solutions | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bright Gordon, Cornelia | Maryland Legal Aid | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Black, Ashley | Public Justice Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Katherine | The Arc Prince George's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Malone, Robert | The Arc Prince George's County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blanding, Audreina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Polk, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | 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 | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Ford, Gerald | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Horton, Cleveland | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Oral + Written (PDF) |