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SB 687

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Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program in the Child Care Scholarship Program to assist foster youth in applying for and accessing subsidies in the Program; establishing that the duration of the program is from January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2028; and requiring the State Department of Education to report on the status and an evaluation of the Pilot Program's goals to the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year of the Pilot Program.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVColmers, EllyCompass AdvocacyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGovernment Affairs, Rachel SledgeDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVMiller Smith, NoraLeague of Women Voters MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMurphy, JDMD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)Position only
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVCigna, BrynnSelfPosition only
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVBasler, RobertIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVChase, JaleneIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHessler, ThereselobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJarrett, BethIndividualPosition only
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Benson, Senator BensonlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHouck, MadelineMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network