Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records
Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Expanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager of a certain youth sports program, and the administrator or other appropriate personnel of any organization that provides adult supervision or care and control of children.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kivett, Sarah | AACPS | Oral |
| FAV | Ni, Tom | Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ni, Tom | Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Grace | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Grace | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gile, Dawn | MD Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wolf, Stephanie | Maryland Psychological Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Gile, Dawn | MD Senate | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Brown-Burnett, Gloria | Department of Human Services | Written (PDF) |