HB 612

Did not advance

Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals

Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (District 11A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Director of Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions to consult with the State Correctional Ombudsman about the operation of education and workforce skills training programs in adult correctional institutions; establishing the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals in the Maryland Department of Labor; and authorizing the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter to provide sufficient funding for the program in the annual budget bill.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gregory, Henry	Baltimore Homa Community	Oral
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	WIEST, ANITA	MAJR	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pasteur, Cheryl	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steurer, Stephen	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkins, Christina	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaks, Terry	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosier, Collanlobbyist	Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Perry, Desmond	RECTIFY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Briley-Wilson, Esquire, Yvonne	The Maryland Office of the Correctional Ombudsman	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Michael	Tulipifera Strategies	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Griffin, John	Unattached	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Aaron	Voices of Hope, Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pasteur, Delegate Pasteurlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pasteur, Cheryl	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Oral
INFO	Bachman, Jenna	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryINFO 1

Baltimore Homa CommunityFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

MAJRFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Department of LaborINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

MGAFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.FAV 1

RECTIFYFAV 1

The Maryland Office of the Correctional OmbudsmanFAV 1

Tulipifera StrategiesFAV 1

UnattachedFAV 1

Voices of Hope, MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVRosier, CollanPyramid Healthcare, Inc.Registered for: Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.