HB 1403

Did not advance

Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes - Age of Children in Care - Alterations

Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the age of children in family child care homes and large family child care homes, from under the age of 2 years to under the age of 15 months, under which certain limitations on the number of children in care and certain adult to child ratios apply.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cowan, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lavala, Valerie	Maryland State Family Child Care Association (MSFCCA)	Position only
FAV	Barksdale, Crystal	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whitmore, Fatima	SEIU Local- 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Cantrese	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate McCaskill, Delegate McCaskilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Klemm, Fatmata Binta	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
UNF	Schaefer, Stephanie	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Custer, Michael	Maryland State Chapter - International Fire Marshals Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sybert, Joey	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
UNF	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morrow, Beth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Position only
FWA	Kimbrough, Abriana	Washington Area Women's Foundation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Vernon, Hana	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Maryland State Chapter - International Fire Marshals AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Child Care AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State Family Child Care Association (MSFCCA)FAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State PoliceUNF 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)UNF 1

MDAEYCUNF 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

SEIU Local- 500FAV 1

Washington Area Women's FoundationFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…