Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individuals wages to a spouse, child or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (8)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Blum, Danna | Carroll County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist | Justice PoIicy Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Association of Community Colleges | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellington, Paullobbyist | State & Local Advisors | Oral |
| FAV | Giordano, Hassan | State's Attorney for Baltimore City | Oral |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Metzgar, Delegate Metzgarlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wilks, Altimont | Carmen's Corner Store | Oral |