HB 899

Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations

Sponsor: Dana Jones (District 30A)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 223 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all programs at institutions of higher education in the State; altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Reuben	Charles County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, County Executive Calvin	Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pfeffer, Jr., George L.	County Council of Dorchester County	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Senator Mike	Fire/EMS Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley-Alexander, Carol	Garrett County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tozaki, Cpt. Keegan	Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services	Oral
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sayles, Laurie-Anne	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Tiffany	Prince George's County Fire EMS Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellington, Paullobbyist	State & Local Advisors	Oral
FAV	Cannon, John	Wicomico County County President	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moses , Kim	Worcester County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Walker, Grant	Individual	Oral
FWA	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral
FWA	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Loveless, Kathleen	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vykol-Gray, Laura	Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSB	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEllington, PaulState & Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables…

HB 899

What this bill does

Testimony (26)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified