Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program
What this bill does
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study, by July 1, 2025, to report to the Assistant Secretary of the Homeless Solutions Division of the Department and certain committees of the General Assembly on its recommendations for a plan to establish a program to license homeless shelters in the State.
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Testimony (32)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cook, Chuck | DHCD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Meister, Danielle | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Cristi | Wicomico Public Library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shycoff, Isabella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | izer, Terry | Four States Christian Mission/ The Hope Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duvall, Richard | Law Office of Richard M. Duvall | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Izer, Aimee | The Hope Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Walker, Laurel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Baylor, Gregory | Alliance Defending Freedom | Oral + Written (PDF) |