Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program
What this bill does
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study to report to a certain Assistant Secretary in the Department and certain committees in the General Assembly by July 1, 2025, its recommendations on habitability and admission standards and a plan to establish a program in the Department to license homeless shelters.
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Testimony (39)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Meister, Danielle | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lofgren, Ingrid | Homeless Persons Representation Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Washington, Sandy | Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Cristi | Wicomico Public Library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Copper, Michele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Grossman, Delegate Grossmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Garrett, Jeff | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Green, Amber | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grossman, Brooke | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shycoff, Isabella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Toner, Laura | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dickerson, J. Anthony | CHRISTIAN SHELTER INC | Oral |
| UNF | Jackson, Amelia | Churches for Streets of Hope | Oral |
| UNF | Nock, Barbara | Churches for Streets of Hope, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lowe, Julie | Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Izer, Aimee | The Hope Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Walker, Laurel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Berninzoni, Mario | Arundel House of Hope | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Martinez, Madelinlobbyist | Catholic Charities | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cassity, Heather | Individual | Written (PDF) |