Legislation
Senator Jim Rosapepe

- District
- 21
- County
- Prince George's and Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Budget and Taxation Committee (Vice Chair)
Executive Nominations Committee
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Budget and Taxation Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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101 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3141
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3141
Fax 410-841-3195
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101 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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101 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3141
Fax 410-841-3195
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101 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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SB0033 /CH0281 (HB0837) | More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2024 | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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SB0051 /CH1043 (HB0816) | Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Renewal | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1043 |
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SB0066 /CH1023 (HB0817/CH1022) | Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of License Near a Place of Worship or School | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1023 |
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SB0084 (HB0116) | Teacher Degree Apprenticeship | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB0137 | Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0328 (HB0462) | Funding for Wages and Benefits for Nursing Home Workers (Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Funding Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0422 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Foreign Service Retirement Income | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0717 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0910 | Governor's Workforce Development Board - Study on Advancing Skills-Based Hiring | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0929 | Sex Offender Registration - Local Law Enforcement Units - Registration Locations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0930 (HB1156) | Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1035 | Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB1184 /CH1047 | Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - College Athletic Event Venue Concessionaire Beer, Wine, and Liquor License | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1047 |
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SB1185 (HB0642) | Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB0108 /CH0016 (HB0646/CH0015) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Police Auxiliary and Reserve Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16 |
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SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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SB0181 /CH0892 (HB0488) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 892 |
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SB0395 /CH0215 (HB0569/CH0216) | Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 |
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SB0411 /CH0011 (HB0431/CH0012) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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SB0412 /CH0906 (HB0408/CH0907) | Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 906 |
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SB0413 /CH0323 (HB0598/CH0322) | Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323 |
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SB0414 (HB0414) | Education - Maryland Council on Economic Education - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0419 (HB0377) | Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB0430 /CH0221 | Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221 |
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SB0431 | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0434 /CH0180 (HB0489) | Education - State Library Resource Center - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 |
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SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0538 (HB0083) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m. |
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SB0546 (HB0655) | Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Stabilization Measures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0578 /CH0782 (HB1472/CH0783) | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 782 |
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SB0580 /CH0791 | Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Maintaining Memorials - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 791 |
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SB0589 /CH0575 (HB0812/CH0576) | Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
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SB0591 (HB0609/CH0132) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0604 /CH0486 (HB0768/CH0485) | Judges' Retirement System - Special Death Benefit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
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SB0628 /CH0018 (HB0819/CH0019) | State Finance – Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund – Noncivilian Federal Employees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 18 |
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SB0632 (HB0911) | Peace Orders - Visual Surveillance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 10:00 a.m. |
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SB0642 (HB0735) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0715 (HB1365) | State and Private Construction Contracts and State Procurement Contracts – Prompt Payment and Interest Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0766 (HB1007) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0818 /CH0496 (HB1271) | Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
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SB0822 /CH0908 (HB1467) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 908 |
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SB0823 (HB0493) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0868 | Civil Actions – Injury to or Death of Pet – Damages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0879 /CH0551 (HB0857/CH0550) | Shellfish Aquaculture - Harvest Hours | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 |
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SB0892 (HB1061) | School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0897 /CH0417 (HB1064/CH0416) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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SB0958 (HB1438) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB1080 /CH0630 (HB0983/CH0631) | State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630 |
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SB1094 (HB1347) | State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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SB1141 (HB0607/CH0355) | Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Appropriations | ||
SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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SB0471 (HB0575/CH0705) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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SB0475 /CH0707 (HB0583/CH0706) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707 |
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SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0480 /CH0020 (HB0585/CH0021) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 20 |
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Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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Village Common Community Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | ||||
Beltsville VFD No. 31 | Introduced | Prince George's | $1,500,000 | $200,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
Laurel Multiservice Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
Peace on Patuxent | Introduced | Prince George's | $100,000 | $0 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2006. Member of the Senate since 2007.
- Current Assignments
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- 2020 Vice Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (Member, 2019)
- 2023 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2020 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2019 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2021 Chair, Spending Affordability Committee (Member, 2019)
- 2014 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, & Biotechnology (Chair, 2019)
- 2021 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2023 Apprenticeship 2030 Commission
- 2015 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2017-2019, 2008-2016; Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2020-2023; Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2019; Finance Committee, 2017-2019; Joint Audit Committee (Senate Chair, 2015), 2011-2019; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007-2017; Co-Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2017; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007-2017; Comptroller Issues Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2017; Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup, 2021-2022; Joint Covid-19 Response Workgroup, 2020; Financial Consumer Protection Commission, 2017-2019; Commission on Maryland Retirement Security and Savings, 2015-2016; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2015-2016; Senate Chair, Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, 2009-2014; Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund, 2011-2012; Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2008-2011; Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee, 2007-2009; Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, 2011-2014; Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007-2015; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2007-2015; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2015; Chair, Select Committee No. 7, Prince George's County Senate Delegation, 2016-2018.
- Past House Service 1987-1997
- Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, 1995-1997.
- Public Service
- Workgroup to Study the Transformation in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy, 2021-2022; Prince George's CountySchool Construction Master Plan Workgroup, 2018-2019; Prince George's County-Utility Services-Use of Master Meters and Task Force, 2018-2020; Educational Development Specifications Workgroup, 2018-2019; Economic Development Corporation, Prince George's County, 2017-; Prince George's County Surcharge Exemptions for Projects Near Transit Properties Workgroup, 2017-2018; Task Force to Study a Promise Scholarship Program in Prince George's County, 2016-2017; Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board, 2016-; Commission to Modernize State Procurement, 2016; Governor's Task Force to Ensure Retirement Security for All Marylanders, 2014-2015; Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning, 2012-2015; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2011-; Chair, Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County, 2010-2011; Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland, 2008-2009; Task Force to Improve Child Support Compliance in Prince George's County, 2007-2008; National Conference of State Legislatures (10) Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce Cmte; (2010) Education Subcmte, 2007-.
- Memberships
- Board of Regents, University System of Maryland , 2001-2006; Board of Trustees, Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs .
- Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2008.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Rome, Italy, May 20, 1951; U.S. Ambassador to Romania, 1998-2001; Co-Author, Dracula Is Dead: How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended It, and Emerged since 1989 as the New Italy (2009); Married.
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