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Bills/2024 Regular Session

SB 459

EnactedCrossfile HB 418
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Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 29 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWolfe, ConnerApra MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVArnold, TyahnaAshlar Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVMikkila, LoisAssn of Community Services of Howard CoWritten (PDF)
FAVBreidenstine, AdriennelobbyistBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Position only
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Position only
FAVOrbe, Jr., CarlosMaryland Latinos UnidosWritten (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVMitchell, EllieMaryland Out of School Time NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVSaltzberg, EliseSaltzberg ConsultingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVAleshire, ShannonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrilliant, FrancaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, RenaudIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FWABogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsOral + Written (PDF)
INFOFirmin, MichelleIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Apra MarylandFAV 1
Ashlar Government RelationsFAV 1
Assn of Community Services of Howard CoFAV 1
Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 2
Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1
Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 2
Maryland NonprofitsFWA 1
Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1
Maryland State SenateFAV 2
Saltzberg ConsultingFAV 1
Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FWABogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits