Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund
What this bill does
Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | McCraw, Gwennetta | Community Crisis Services Inc | Oral |
| FAV | Vazquez, Fawn | MSCFV | Oral |
| FAV | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodriguez, Amanda | Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Yeager, Jeanne | Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence | Oral |
| FAV | Caiazzo, Luisa | The Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC) | Oral |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Michels, Kathleen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |