20071030 Instructions for Public Testimony on MD General Assembly Special Session Administration Bills

Instructions for Public Testimony on the Administration Bills Being Heard October 30 through November 2 in the Joint Hearing Room

Oral Testimony

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the hearing. The witness register will be available at least one hour before the scheduled start time of each hearing. For any 9:00 a.m. start times, the witness register will be available by 3:00 p.m. the prior day. All witness registers will be available for sign up outside of the Joint Hearing Room located in the Legislative Services Building.

Time allotments for oral testimony will be at the discretion of the Chairs.

Written Testimony

If you are providing written testimony, you are strongly encouraged to provide 100 copies by 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled hearing – Advance testimony may be brought to Room 214 of the Legislative Services Building.

If you are unable to provide testimony on the prior day, please submit 100 copies no later than 90 minutes before the hearing start time. For any 9:00 a.m. hearings, please submit testimony no later than one hour before the hearing start time – In order for testimony to be distributed by staff, it must be brought to the Joint Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building and placed at the designated table.

PLEASE DO NOT DELIVER TO THE COMMITTEES ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BILLS BEING HEARD IN THE JOINT HEARING ROOM

At the discretion of the Chairs, any late testimony will not be distributed during the hearing but may be delivered to the members’ offices if time permits.

Please clearly mark on each copy of your written testimony the subject matter (in lieu of a bill number) as listed in the hearing schedule.

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