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House advances bill to let governor move catastrophe funds, expands aid and legal authority for federal workers
Summary
House Bill 14-24, which would expand the purposes of Maryland's catastrophic event account and the federal employee assistance loan fund to help residents affected by federal closures or layoffs, advanced in the House on March 4 after adoption of committee amendments.
House Bill 14-24, which would expand the purposes of Maryland's catastrophic event account and the federal government employee assistance loan fund to help residents affected by federal closures, mass layoffs or similar events, advanced in the House on March 4 after committee amendments were adopted.
The measure, as amended, authorizes the governor to transfer $5,000,000 to a federal employee assistance fund and $1,500,000 to the attorney general to assist state residents who are federal employees and are not being paid because of a federal shutdown or who are separated from federal employment on or after Jan. 1, 2025. The amendment also expanded the attorney general's authority related to protecting affected…
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