Below is a schedule of upcoming Legislative Committee, Commission and Task Force hearings and briefings in Annapolis  of interest to local government officials.

Wednesday, September  21

• 10:00 a.m. – Board of Public Works Meeting
  Location: Governor’s Reception Room, Second Floor of the State House
  Meeting Agenda

• 10:00 a.m.- Jt. Committee on Children, Youth and Families
  Location: Room 130, Lowe House Office Bldg., 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD  21401
  Home Visiting Program, Update on Dropout Prevention

• 1:00 p.m. – Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Care Services
  Location: Joint Hearing Room, Legislative Services Bldg., 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD  21401
  Update from Mental Health and Criminal Law Partnership, Presentation from the Mental Hygiene Administration’s Leadership Empowerment Advocacy Project (LEAP)

• 2:30 pm. – Capital Debt Affordability Committee
  Location: Assembly Room 114-116 Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building 80 Calvert St. Annapolis, MD 21401
  Work Group Report, Projected Affordability Assumptions and Ratios, Discussion of Recommendations

Thursday, September 22

• 2:00 p.m. – WEBINAR for Local Government Officials on Energy Assurance Plans
  Program will be 30 minutes in length and will include presentation on how to reduce risk of power loss and how to facilitate power recovery
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  Information on the entire webinar series

Monday, September 26

• 9:30 a.m. – Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council
  Location: First Floor Main Seminar Room, UMBC Technology Center 1450 S. Rolling Road Baltimore, MD
  Workgroup Reports

Tuesday, September 27

• 9:30 a.m. – Governor’s Task Force on Sustainable Growth and Wastewater Disposal (Septics Task Force)
  Location: House Environmental Matters Committee,  Room 250 Lowe House Office Building, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD
  Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  

Wednesday, September 28

• 10:00 a.m. – Jt. Legislative and Executive Commission on Oversight of Public-Private Partnerships
  Location: Joint Hearing Room, Legislative Services Bldg., 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD  21401
  Public Private Partnerships for Utilities and Social Infrastructure

• 1:00 p.m. – Video Lottery Facility Location Commission
  Location: Joint Hearing Room, Legislative Services Bldg., 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD  21401
  Implementation of Video Lottery Terminals, Legal Proceedings, Proposals for Video Lottery Operation Licenses in Baltimore City and Allegany County
  a portion of the meeting will be held in closed session

Wednesday, October 5

• 10:00 a.m. – Board of Public Works Meeting
  Location: Governor’s Reception Room, Second Floor of the State House

Tuesday, October 11

• 9:30 a.m. – Governor’s Task Force on Sustainable Growth and Wastewater Disposal (Septics Task Force)
  Location: House Environmental Matters Committee,  Room 250 Lowe House Office Building, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD
  Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Wednesday, October 12

• 10:00 a.m. – Jt. Legislative and Executive Commission on Oversight of Public-Private Partnerships
  Location: Joint Hearing Room, Legislative Services Bldg., 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD  21401
  Legislative and Executive Processes for Reviewing and Approving Public Private Partnerships

Thursday, October 20

• 2:00 p.m. – Offshore Wind Briefing
  Location: Senate Finance Committee – 3 East Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD  21401
  Power purchase agreements and alternatives, construction costs and financing compared to other electric plants, tax credits/federal subsidies and other financial incentives