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The Jobs & Benefits Bill
Maryland to help people find jobs and keep their benefits
Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would make a state website to help people find job training so they can keep their health care and food money.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill would create a database and help people sign up for programs. This could make it easier for people to find jobs and keep important benefits like health care and food assistance. It aims to help people become more independent. People who need help finding training or jobs to keep their benefits should support this bill while it is still moving through the legislature.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The Maryland Department of Health would create a database.
- This database would list job training and other chances to get work.
- It would help people stay eligible for Maryland Medical Assistance, which is health care.
- It would also help people stay eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is food money.
- The Department of Health would also help people sign up for these programs.
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