MACo Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally today submitted testimony in support of SB 631 - Public Safety - Statewide 3-1-1 Nonemergency Telephone System to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee This bill creates a statewide 3-1-1 telephone system to connect Marylanders to the government for non-emergency needs. The bill's sponsor and Chair of the Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland, Senator Cheryl Kagan, submitted amendments to create a workgroup to determine how to best deploy 3-1-1…

MACo Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally yesterday testified in support of SB 68 - Maryland Department of Emergency Management – Establishment before the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. This bill would elevate the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to a Cabinet-level entity, increasing its capacity to work with local jurisdictions in times of crisis. From the MACo Testimony: As a Cabinet-level entity, MEMA will be in a strong position to work directly with county emergency…