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Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024)

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 12:30 p.m. (Appropriations) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to establish the ENOUGH grant program, subject to certain requirements; requiring the Office to assign certain staff for a certain purpose; establishing certain reporting and evaluation requirements; establishing the ENOUGH Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate $15,000,000 to the fund for fiscal year 2026; etc.

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Testimony (86)

MGA witness list
FAV 63FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArnold, TyahnaAshlar Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVPorter, PhyliciaBaltimore City Council District 10Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlount, BridgetBaltimore's PromiseOral
FAVRabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSwanson, TriciaCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldOral
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDawson, ShondraClimateXChangePosition only
FAVBarber, KiaishaCollege Park Youth Service BureauOral
FAVGuy, James RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVPosner, MitchellCommunity Assistance Network, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVGovernment Affairs, Rachel SledgeDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVLópez, RafaelDepartment of Human ServicesOral
FAVMoore, ConnieDrink at The Well, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVMillard, DemauneFamily League of BaltimoreOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAPosition only
FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilalobbyistFreeState JusticePosition only
FAVEvans, EmmeraldGRACE/End Child Poverty CAWritten (PDF)
FAVEisenreich, KimHoward County Office of the Local Children's BoardOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMayer, RobertlobbyistKABOOM!Written (PDF)
FAVArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVPlaut, ArilobbyistLaw Offices of Boston and PlautOral
FAVPark, LizMD Association of Youth Service BureausOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGREGORY, STEPHANIEMD POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGNPosition only
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSanderson, MichaelMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrown, PamelaMaryland Association of Local Management BoardsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVMartin, AngelaMaryland Community Action PartnershipOral
FAVWallerstedt, AnnelobbyistMaryland Food BankWritten (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVMitchell, EllieMaryland Out of School Time NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLyons Wooten, JoAnneMaryland Poor People's CampaignPosition only
FAVKennedy, ThomasMaryland Poor Peoples CampaignPosition only
FAVHands, ZacharyMaryland State Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVBost, CherylMaryland State Education AssociationOral
FAVRaya, RichardMission Economic Development AgencyWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBeverly, KevinMoving Dorchester ForwardOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPittman, SteuartOffice of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVGarver, ShanePartners for Rural ImpactWritten (PDF)
FAVNaughton, CarolPurpose Built Communities FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCole, MollilobbyistRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRoberts, Brother RyanSisters of Mercy of the AmericasPosition only
FAVDavis, JoshStriveTogetherWritten (PDF)
FAVMasters, AndrewUnited Way of Central MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStevens, HeidiUnited Way of Central MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPerman, JayUniversity System of MarylandOral
FAVBondoa, FritzWilliam Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's ZoneWritten (PDF)
FAVAiosa, JennIndividualOral
FAVAllen, SusanIndividualPosition only
FAVBoston, FrankIndividualOral
FAVBrown, RenaudIndividualPosition only
FAVBuckler, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FAVHicks, MyleslobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJolin, MicheleIndividualWritten (PDF)
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Organizations on record

KABOOM!FAV 1
YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice
FAVMayer, RobertKABOOM!Registered for: KABOOM!
FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute
FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC
FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank
FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FAVHicks, MylesRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
FWAO'Keeffe, KevinLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.