The Student Stand - MASC LobbyingMaryland Open Government Act
SB407 / Crossfiled as HB344 (2010)Requiring that individuals be allowed to sign up on the General Assembly website during a specified time period to present testimony on a bill; requiring specified information about bills to be posted on the General Assembly website; requiring bill hearings to be broadcast on the General Assembly website under specified circumstances; requiring a meeting of the Board of Public Works to be broadcast on the Board's website under specified circumstances; requiring specified broadcasts of Board meetings to be archived; etc.
| MASC Position: | For |
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| Why? | This is a PROPOSED stance. Not yet approved. This bill would allow individuals to sign up online to testify at general assembly committee hearings which would make the government more accessible to youth. As it stands now, one must arrive a good amount of time before a hearing in order to speak, making it difficult for students (missing school). Also, putting hearings online will allow all citizens to become familiar with the perspectives of others regarding bills. |
| Sponsors: | Senators King, Harrington, Lenett, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin |
| More Info: | Bill Status and Full Text on MLIS Email the MASC Bill Coordinator |
| Hearing Date: | None (Listed in MASC System; Confirm Here) |
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Updated: Sun 28 Feb 2010 7:44 p.m.