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Maryland Disabilities Department seeks statute and affiliated foundations to expand housing, services
Summary
The Maryland Department of Disabilities told the Appropriations Committee HB226 would codify its housing work and authorize one or more affiliated foundations to raise flexible funding to address a waitlist of "over 4,000 people" and gaps in federal funding for assistive technology and housing supports.
House Bill 226 would place the Maryland Department of Disabilities' housing activities into state law and permit the department to establish affiliated foundations to raise private and philanthropic funds, department leaders told the Appropriations Committee.
"House bill 2 26 has 2 core purposes," Secretary Carol Beatty said in opening testimony, explaining the bill would both "establish the department's current housing work in state statute" and allow MDOD "to establish 1 or more affiliated foundations" to support housing, assistive…
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