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- Public comments
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 6
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Public comments (6)
A board member (and ICU physician) who works on the board said members have moved quickly despite no full-time staff and asked the council not to unseat them 45 days after enactment.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:10:35 →Urged opposition unless the council's authority over awards is clarified and the January 1 deadline is made workable.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:13:50 →A community advocate called consideration of the bill 'shameful' amid grant-funding scrutiny and urged the council to vote it down.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:16:27 →ACLU of Maryland policy director said the bill would strip the board's authority and reduce it to advisory, contrary to the 2023 law's intent.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:19:26 →A board member noted Prince George's has 18 of Maryland's disproportionately impacted zip codes and said the board has been ready and diligent since standing up in March 2026.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:21:29 →A District 5 community member asked the council to reject the bill, protect the board's authority, and criticized members for looking at their phones during testimony.
County Council - Oct 26, 2026 · 3:23:47 →