Health Policy Institute Dr. Neha Shanker, MPH 2019-2020
Delegate Tony Bridges House of Delegates 41 43 Maryland General Assembly Democrat, 41st district, Baltimore City 45 40 Member of: 46 44A o Appropriations Committee o Environment and Transportation Subcommittee o Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland o Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus
House Bill 15 1553: : Issu ssuance o of S State IDs Ds t to prison oners b befor ore release Proposal Barriers to successful re-entry o State ID card issued before release Rehabilitation of incarcerated o Document retrieval begins at individuals least 6 months before (Amended) Provision of a DOC card/ red card o Guidelines by Maryland Department of Corrections
House B se Bill 147 471: Gua Guardiansh ship o of Di Disa sabled P Perso sons Maryland Public Guardianship program Proposal o Reduction in ward to guardian ratio from 45:1 to 26:1 o Amendment to limit court Jurisdictions with high number of wards and limited resources appointments o Creation of a task force Court appointments decided separately Legislative outcome: Withdrawn from funding allocated by governor: Mismatch
House B Bill 1423: F Funding F g Formulation Not Notification ion AAA funding by MDoA based on Proposal population-based funding formulas. o Transparent and logical process for these changes by MDoA Substantial shifting of funds from the city o Ample notice given to local agencies to suburban counties. Legislative outcome: Withdrawn April 2019, revision of programs for funding formulas, No information provided to local agencies.
Experiences a at t th the M Maryland General Asse Assembly: Thank nk y you 1. Communication and Delegate Tony Bridges Collaboration Asia Williams 2. Respect for views and opinions 3. Stakeholder engagement Beth Resnick 4. Policy discussion Paulani Mui 5. Strategy April Tong 6. Prepping for Hearings 7. Comfortable ride. 8. Food!
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