Organization on the record
Advocates for Children and Youth
Bills
94
93 for · 7 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
35%
33 of 94 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2021 Regular Session52 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 28 Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 130 Commission on LGBTQ Affairs – Established | FWAPDF | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| HB 134 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 169 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment | FAVPDF | Breakstone, Hannah | Did not advance |
| HB 216 Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Alterations and Reports | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| HB 258 State Child Welfare System - Reporting | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| HB 315 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act | FAVPDF | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| HB 368 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 375 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 392 Family Child Care Homes, Large Family Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening and Assistance | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 392 Family Child Care Homes, Large Family Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening and Assistance | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 409 Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act) | FAVPDF | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| HB 413 Judges - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| HB 496 Primary and Secondary Education - Mental Health Services - Expansion (Counselors Not Cops Act) | FAV | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| HB 548 Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 551 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 608 Early Childhood Education - Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 636 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 748 Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation | FWAPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| HB 771 Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveys - Revisions | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 776 State Department of Education - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project - Study and Report | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 776 State Department of Education - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project - Study and Report | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 783 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 944 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 1121 Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices | FAVPDF | Breakstone, Hannah | Did not advance |
| HB 1187 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform | FAVPDF | Breakstone, Hannah | Enacted |
| HB 1326 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Withdrawn |
| HB 1349 Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 1372 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FWAPDF | Martin, Shanetta | Enacted |
| SB 5 Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 57 Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation | UNFPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 134 Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 136 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act | FAVPDF | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| SB 155 Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Alterations and Reports | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| SB 163 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Doula Pilot Program | INFOPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 163 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Doula Pilot Program | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 177 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 211 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 299 Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 393 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 425 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 546 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 548 Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveys - Revisions | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 592 State Child Welfare System - Reporting | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| SB 592 State Child Welfare System - Reporting | FAV | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| SB 727 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 777 Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 853 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform Council Extension and Grant Funding | FAVPDF | Breakstone, Hannah | Did not advance |
| SB 890 Early Childhood Education – Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act) | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 905 Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices | FAVPDF | Breakstone, Hannah | Did not advance |
| SB 923 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility | FWAPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 965 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FAVPDF | Martin, Shanetta | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session49 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 36 Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs | FAV | DeVaughn, Ashley | Enacted |
| HB 202 Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 206 Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services | FAV | White, Rachel | Enacted |
| HB 277 State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach | FAV | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 286 Public Health - Maternal Mortality Review Program - Stakeholders | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 396 Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 559 Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Funding | FAVPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 563 Income Tax - Lead Remediation Credit | FAVPDF | caldwell, jamesha | Did not advance |
| HB 563 Income Tax - Lead Remediation Credit | FAV | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 711 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Inclusion of Out-of-Home Placement Data | FAV | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| HB 842 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment | FAV | Breakstone, Hannah | Did not advance |
| HB 842 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment | FAV | DeVaughan, Ashley | Did not advance |
| HB 879 Baltimore City - Civil Actions - Liability of Toxic Substance Manufacturers | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 981 County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Certification and Use in Schools | FAVPDF | Caldwell, Jamesha | Did not advance |
| HB 1067 Doulas - Doula Technical Assistance Advisory Group and Certification | FAV | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 1078 Public Safety - Education - Firearm Funding (No Funding for Firearms Act) | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1086 Workgroup to Study Basic Economic Security | FAVPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1175 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established | FAV | Caldwell, Jamesha | Did not advance |
| HB 1201 State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) | FAVPDF | Bevan Dangel, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1255 Education – Bilingual Learner Prekindergarten Grant Program | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 1313 Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1338 Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children | FAV | Devaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| HB 1342 Family Law – Removal of Child From Home – Meetings | FWAPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| HB 1475 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 78 Public Schools - Student Discipline Regulations - Remedial Measures | UNFPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 216 Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 241 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Applicability | UNFPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 267 AP Opportunities Act of 2020 | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 275 Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools | UNFPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 296 Family Law – Preventing or Interfering With Report of Suspected Sexual Abuse of a Child – Statute of Limitations | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020 | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 404 Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification | UNFPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 424 Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act) | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 452 Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Funding | FAVPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 454 Public Safety – Mandatory Mental Health Training – First Responders and Law Enforcement Officers | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 459 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | UNFPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 511 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland | FAVPDF | Bevan Dangel, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 520 Behavioral Health Programs - Opioid Treatment Services - Limitation on Licenses | UNFPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 662 State Child Welfare System - Reporting | FAVPDF | White, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 706 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment | FAV | Hannah, Hannah | Did not advance |
| SB 706 Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment | FAV | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| SB 787 Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 791 County Boards of Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policies and Reports | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 901 State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement | FAVPDF | Bevan Dangel, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 914 Doulas - Doula Technical Assistance Advisory Group and Certification | FAVPDF | Rock, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 919 Criminal Law - Task Force to Study Felony Murder | FAV | DeVaughn, Ashley | Did not advance |
| SB 1043 Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding | FAVPDF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Did not advance |
