SB 875

Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: FinanceSubject: ElderlyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 340 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the 'village' concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sanders, Alyssalobbyist	EveryMind.	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Throne, David	House of Representatives	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nunez, Andrea	Legislative Director, Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woodward, Liz	MD Department of Aging	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aviv, Pazit	Montgomery County Aging and Disability Services	Oral
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Row, Constance	Montgomery County Villages Consortium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Deering, Mary Jo	Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wehr, Michael	Wehr Associates LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrier, elizabeth	montgomery county commission on aging	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bhandari, Harry	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Budlow, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kelly, Senator Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

EveryMind.FAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 2

House of RepresentativesFAV 1

Legislative Director, Maryland Department of AgingFAV 1

MD Department of AgingFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1FWA 1

Montgomery County Aging and Disability ServicesFAV 1

montgomery county commission on agingFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Villages ConsortiumFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Washington Area Villages Exchange (WAVE)FAV 1

Wehr Associates LLCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSanders, AlyssaEveryMind.Registered for: EveryMind, Inc

FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…