We started the week with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future (Kirwan) hearings in the Joint Committee room with the House and Senate Committees. Our first meeting ran for six and a half hours and I spent the majority of the week in additional hearings and committee meetings. I have been spending most of my time, when not hearing other bills, amending the Blueprint and discussing possible changes. I am now seeing it in my dreams! I am not able to answer all of the e-mails we have received personally (we received over 5,000 e-mails this weekend alone) so I have composed a response to the most common questions regarding the Blueprint which you can find here: Blueprint FAQ I will also be hosting a Town Hall to specifically to discuss Education, Crime and funding alternatives for the Blueprint on March 8th at the Cockeysville Library from 2:00-4:00pm.
On Wednesday, both of my bills HB396 Early Childhood Screening for Developmental Disabilities and HB754 High School Graduation Requirements for Students in Foster Care or Homeless Youth were heard in front of the Ways & Means Committee. You can listen to the testimony for HB396 here: HB396 To view the testimony for HB754, click here: HB754
This week I have four bill hearings and a press conference! This morning the Fox 45 morning show highlighted HB847 which will create a State Coordinator for Autism Strategy in the State of Maryland. The hearing for this bill will be on Wednesday, February 26th at 1:00pm. There will be a press conference at 12:15 pm in Room 406 of the Lowes House Office Building. If you or someone you love are concerned about the challenges facing the Autism Community, please wear blue and join us! If you would like to provide testimony, please contact my office at (410) 841-3793. You can learn more about this bill and watch the video from this morning here: Morning Show
Ryan Miner from a Miner Detail Podcast was so kind as to highlight HB33, my bill that will add psychological abuse of a vulnerable adult into criminal code. You can listen to the podcast here: HB33 Miner Detail
We have amazing constituents in District 42B including an Emmy winner! Thank you Lorenzo Millan for dropping in and sharing your Emmy with our office!
The Deadline for applications for my Delegate Scholarship is March 31st which is fast approaching. To find a copy of the application and instructions, click here: Scholarship
