HB 1278

Maryland Positive Youth Development Commission and Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:45 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Positive Youth Development Commission in the State Department of Education to make grant awards to certain eligible organizations that provide positive youth development programming to certain youth; establishing the Maryland Positive Youth Development Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 39FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rodriguez, Gianna	Baltimore Youth Arts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dukes, Kerra	Baltimore's Promise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Truiett-Theodorson, Robin	Banner Neighborhoods Community Corp	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Blueprint Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dowling, Diane	Carpe Diem Arts, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sewell, George	City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alphee, Stephanie	Code in the Schools	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Paul	Education Reform Advocates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butler, Yvette	GapBuster Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGlynn, Elizabeth	Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eisenreich, Kim	Howard County Office of the Local Children's Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schultz, Scott	Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative, University of Maryland, College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Massaquoi, Tiana	Keep Still Cares Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	MONTGOMERY, ASHLEY	MENTORING THROUGH ATHLETICS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett-Burden, Rennett	MOST Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rich, LaTonia	Tree Of Hope Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dwyer, Christopher	VineCorps	Written (PDF)
FAV	Galloway, Nicholas	VineCorps	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrison, Emily	VineCorps	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dwyer, Ciaran	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faison, Charlene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fothergill, Sue	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraley, Tammy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodge-Williams, Erin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Malone, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rinehart, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez Letana, Helen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seth, Alexis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shiller, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spinney, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tate Pimentel, Shane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wegener, Victoria	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Dana	Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGupta, RiyaBlueprint CoalitionRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

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…

HB 1278

What this bill does

Testimony (42)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified