HB 92

Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act

Sponsor: Marlon Amprey (District 40)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 944 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in postsecondary education programs, establish tracking systems for their progress in postsecondary education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; requiring the Commission to assist the Department in establishing the tracking systems; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Desiderio, Elise	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steurer, Stephen	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Power, Matt	Maryland Independent College and University Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins-Green, Terri	Maryland Office of Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Niemann, Doyle	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Christopher	Speaker/Entrepreneur, the Chris Wilson Foundation	Oral
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantora , Andrea	University of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amprey, Marlon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whiting, Derrick	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
INFO	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Independent College and University AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Office of Public DefenderFAV 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

PREPAREINFO 1

Speaker/Entrepreneur, the Chris Wilson FoundationFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

University of BaltimoreFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference