State Board of Environmental Health Specialists – Quorum, Examination, and Apprenticeships
Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 49 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Clarifying that a quorum of the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists consists of a majority of appointed members; altering the circumstances under which an applicant for licensure is qualified to take the examination by adding completion of an apprenticeship approved by the Board as an alternative to obtaining experience in an environmental health specialist-in-training program; and authorizing the Board to approve an examination provider to administer the examination.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 15Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Curtian , Donald | AA County Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kalyanaraman, Nilesh | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FAV | Mitchell, Clifford | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FAV | Mitchell, Clifford | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FAV | Knapp, Les | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knapp, Les | The Maryland Dept. of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cumers, Matt | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | State of, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |