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HB 1189

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Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program

Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (District 43B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Cyber Maryland Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to increase the cybersecurity workforce in the State, build an advanced cybersecurity workforce, and carry out other purposes related to the cybersecurity workforce in the State; establishing the Cyber Maryland Fund; establishing the Cyber Maryland Board; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, in consultation with a certain organization, to expand the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWolf, DanAlliance for Digital InnovationOral
FAVBarth, StevenCAMIWritten (PDF)
FAVCornish, TashaCybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVLevine, BrianlobbyistMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVLeMaile-Stovall, TroyTEDCOOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSita, RalphTrainACEWritten (PDF)
FAVPailen, LoyceUniversity of Maryland Global CampusOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Forbes, Delegate ForbeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFiastro, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVForbes, Del. CatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
UNFCrepeau, MarisaIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, KevinIndividualPosition only
UNFLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
UNFMANOHAR, KRISHNAIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
FAVFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.