SB 482

Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024)

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.

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Testimony (106)

MGA witness list

FAV 75FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arnold, Tyahna	Ashlar Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Tyahna	Ashlar Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Phylicia	Baltimore City Council District 10	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Joseph	Center for Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Michael, Joshua	Cherry Hill Strong	Oral
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posner, Mitchell	Community Assistance Network, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Monteiro, Darron	DSCI	Written (PDF)
FAV	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	López, Rafael	Department of Human Services	Oral
FAV	Monteiro, Paul	Department of Service and Civic Innovation	Oral
FAV	Moore, Connie	Drink at The Well, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans, Emmerald	GRACE/End Child Poverty CA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eisenreich, Kim	Howard County Office of the Local Children's Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayer, Robertlobbyist	KABOOM!	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayer, Robertlobbyist	KABOOM!	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Angela	Maryland Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Huffman, Mark	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Raya, Richard	Mission Economic Development Agency	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Jeffery	Montgomery County Community Action Agency	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Neal, Marilyn	Neighborhood Service Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garver, Shane	Partners for Rural Impact	Written (PDF)
FAV	Naughton, Carol	Purpose Built Communities Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cole, Mollilobbyist	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meatyard, Amanda	St. Mary's County Local Management Board on Youth & Family Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Josh	StriveTogether	Written (PDF)
FAV	Masters, Andrew	United Way of Central Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stevens, Heidi	United Way of Central Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Community Action AgencyFWA 1

Ashlar Government RelationsFAV 2

Baltimore City Council District 10FAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 2

Carrington & Associates, LLCFWA 2

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Cherry Hill StrongFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyFAV 2

Community Assistance Network, Inc.FAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Department of Human ServicesFAV 3

Department of Service and Civic InnovationFAV 1

Drink at The Well, Inc.FAV 1

DSCIFAV 1

Family League of BaltimoreFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 2

GRACE/End Child Poverty CAFAV 1

Howard County Office of the Local Children's BoardFAV 1

Human Serivces programs of Carroll County, IncFWA 1

IEC ChesapeakeINFO 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

KABOOM!FAV 2

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

Law Office of Kevin O'KeeffeFWA 2

Law Offices of Boston and PlautFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 2

Maryland State Board of EducationFAV 2

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 2

Mission Economic Development AgencyFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Community Action AgencyFAV 1

Montgomery County Community Action BoardFWA 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

N/AFAV 1

Neighborhood Service Center, Inc.FAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 2

Partners for Rural ImpactFAV 1

Purpose Built Communities FoundationFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

St. Mary's County Local Management Board on Youth & Family ServicesFAV 1

StriveTogetherFAV 1

United Way of Central MarylandFAV 2

William Julius Wilson Institute at Harlem Children's ZoneFAV 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMayer, RobertKABOOM!Registered for: KABOOM!

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVPlaut, 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…

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVSims, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVHicks, MylesRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWAO'Keeffe, KevinLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.…