SB 470

Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, County Executive Calvin	Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scruggs, Carolyn	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McColgan, Kylelobbyist	Greater Washington Board of Trade	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wu, Secretary Portia	Maryland Department of Labor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zuback, Jeffrey	The Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Butler, Brandonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hicks, Myleslobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Luedtke, Dawn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FWA	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	MD / DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FWA	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandINFO 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsFAV 1

Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesFAV 1

Greater Washington Board of TradeFAV 1

Law Offices of Boston and PlautFWA 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland Department of LaborFAV 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

MD / DC AFL-CIOFWA 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

The Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVMcColgan, KyleGreater Washington Board of TradeRegistered for: Northrop Grumman Corporation

FAVButler, BrandonRegistered for: Cecil County Government; Center for Election Science; DelFest, LLC; International Responder Systems; Maryland Workforce Association; Toro Management, LLC…

FAVHicks, MylesRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FWAPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FWAWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

INFOGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3