Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees (Right to Start Act)
Sponsor: Brian Chisholm (District 31)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Corporations and AssociationsStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to waive the filing fee for certain annual reports for the first year that certain business entities are in existence; requiring that 25% of the fees collected be credited to the Child Care Scholarship Program Presumptive Eligibility Fund; requiring that for fiscal year 2025 25% of the fees collected be distributed to the Department of Education to provide grants under the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program; etc.
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Testimony (33)
MGA witness listFAV 28FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kovacs, Lisa | Anne Arundel Early Childhood Childcare Taskforce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Paulo | Cohado® | Black Butterfly Network | Oral |
| FAV | Cowan, Elly | Compass Advocacy | Oral |
| FAV | Hudson, Bill | Family Child Care Alliance of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Lavonne | Forest Hill Nature Preschool | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| FAV | McDonald, Jenniferlobbyist | Institute for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | chaudhry, shahbaz | KidiDayCare | Oral |
| FAV | Schaefer, Stephanie | MDAEYC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hawkins, Giavante | MSATP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DANIELS, RUBY | MSFCCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peusch, Christina | Maryland State Child Care Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Iverson, Jennifer | Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Chisholm, Delegate Chisholmlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morrow, Beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Higgs, Director Michael | Dept. of Assessments & Taxation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jahromi, Laura | Children's Opportunity Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Howes, Julia | Southern Anne Arundel Chamber | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Chisholm, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Grill, Jason | Individual | Oral |