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Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Rereferred to Appropriations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill a $225,000 appropriation for the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; requiring public institutions of higher education and regional higher education centers to include at least $25,000 in cash or in-kind contributions as part of the matching requirement for the Program; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to allocate at least $25,000 and not more than $150,000 to institutions and centers for certain activities; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGreise, HeatherAllegany College of MarylandOral
FAVRoache, CheyenneChesapeake CollegeOral
FAVWallerstedt, AnnelobbyistMaryland Food BankWritten (PDF)
FAVSumekh, RachelSwipe Out HungerOral
FAVChoksi, VirtiTerps Against HungerWritten (PDF)
FAVHowser, CarolineThe University of Maryland – College Park, Student Government AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBarbosa, ArielUMBCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSprinkle, GannonUniversity of Maryland, College ParkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVWhite, MarcelinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
INFOPower, MattMaryland Independent College and University AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition