Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises - Establishment and Duties
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: FinanceSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Renaming the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to be the Maryland Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; transferring certain authority relating to procurement preference programs to the Department; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of the Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises; etc.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tilghman, Kendrick | Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sydnor, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Welch, Franklin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Greenberg, Joshua | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gardner, Davon | Governor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |