HB 194

Did not advance

Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program

Sponsor: Ric Metzgar (District 6)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in consultation with the Department of Labor to develop an Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program to provide incarcerated individuals at the Baltimore City Correctional Center the opportunity to serve as paid apprentices in an agency or a unit of State or local government or with a private entity; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2029, on the implementation of the Program.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Steurer, Stephen	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Dana	Maryland Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Veronica	PIVOT	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Cacheiro, Matias	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cummings, Adam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Metzgar, Delegate Metzgarlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Metzgar, Delegate Metzgarlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Teffeau, Matthewlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Dana	Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bachman, Jenna	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bachman, Jenna	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Department of Budget and ManagementINFO 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Maryland Department of Budget and ManagementFAV 1

Maryland Department of LaborINFO 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MTBMAFWA 1

PIVOTFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1FWA 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVTeffeau, MatthewRegistered for: ABC Metro Washington; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.