Maryland lawmakers debate creating a Department of Social Equity to centralize equity programs
Speaker Adrienne Jones asked the House Appropriations Committee to give House Bill 12-53 a favorable report, saying the bill would create a Maryland Department of Social Equity to centralize multiple equity offices and improve access to services for disadvantaged individuals and small businesses.
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Speaker Adrienne Jones told the House Appropriations Committee she sponsored House Bill 12-53 to create a Maryland Department of Social Equity, a cabinet-level agency that would centralize several existing state equity efforts.
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