SB 500

Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 222 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the qualifications for an award from the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund to include a service obligation to work in an approved child care setting for at least 20 hours per week; requiring the Office of Child Care to prioritize grant awards to certain applicants; requiring award recipients who do not perform the service obligation to repay certain award funding except under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Anne Arundel Early Childhood Childcare Taskforce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Ruth Carolina	Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Commodari, Sam	Celebree School	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hendrics, Dawn	Clackamas Community College	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cowan, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cowan, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Patti	Greenway Learning Center for Infants and Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
FAV	Torres, Charo	Latino Child Care Association of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Christina	MDAEYC	Oral
FAV	Schaefer, Stephanie	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hands, Zachary	Maryland State Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bender, Melissa	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Iverson, Jennifer	Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iverson, Jennifer	Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Deborah	Prince Georges County Chapter of Maryland State Child Care Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Shayna	Individual	Oral
FAV	Morrow, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrow, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Patrick, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)