Higher Education Commission
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Programs in Maryland - Establishment [HB-1528]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Programs in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on how the House v. NCAA case settlement may affect certain revenue sharing programs at universities in the State and the future use of name, image, and likeness programs for student athletes in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denise Roberts
Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025
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Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval [HB-1522]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Exempting certain religious educational institutions accredited by certain accrediting bodies from the requirement to obtain a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions [HB-1468]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
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Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Program to issue competitive grants and contracts to enhance cybersecurity workforce development, including cybersecurity for operational technology beginning in fiscal year 2026; requiring the Program in conjunction with other agencies to report on certain Program activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns [HB-1352]
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[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting an institution of higher education from denying access or services to a student based on the student's diagnosis of sickle cell disease; requiring an institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations for students with sickle cell disease; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop an education and awareness campaign for institutions of higher education in the State regarding students with sickle cell disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising [HB-1138]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications [HB-1090]
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[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to add a certain question to the Maryland College Aid Processing System application asking if the applicant has missed a meal in the previous 6 months because of an inability to afford a meal; and prohibiting the Commission from requiring a student to answer the question.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [SB-879]
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Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions [SB-867]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Program to issue competitive grants and contracts beginning in fiscal year 2026, to enhance cybersecurity workforce development, including cybersecurity for operational technology; authorizing the Governor for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to run the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 218 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations [SB-789]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; prohibiting a 4-year or 2-year private institution of higher education or a regional higher education center operated by a private nonprofit institution of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; and authorizing the Governor in certain fiscal years to include $150,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act) [SB-713]
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[Student Loans ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring each institution of higher education in the State that admits first-time undergraduate students, by July 1, 2026, to prominently display on its publicly accessible website a link to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard website; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to make certain data available to institutions of higher education in the State under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities [HB-912]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain institutions of higher education to provide instructors with certain training on institutional obligations toward students with disabilities under certain federal laws; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to develop a certain model training program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report [HB-920]
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Requiring institutions of postsecondary education to submit a report on institutional debt to the Maryland Higher Education Commission by October 1 each year, beginning in 2026; authorizing the Commission to assess a civil penalty, up to $10,000 per violation, against an institution for failure to submit a report or knowingly including inaccurate information in a report; and establishing certain notice and hearing procedures that the Commission must follow before assessing a civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Students in Informal Kinship Care Relationships [SB-755]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Student Loans ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to consider students who are in informal kinship care relationships as independent for the purpose of qualifying for certain student financial assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Higher Education Goals - Revisions [HB-762]
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Repealing certain provisions of law establishing certain goals of the State regarding postsecondary degree or certificate attainment; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to set certain goals for the State for certain higher education policy areas.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations [HB-774]
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[Community Development ]
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Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; and prohibiting certain private institutions of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions [SB-597]
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Expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include certain students attending the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 383 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [HB-725]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval [SB-524]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Exempting certain religious educational institutions accredited by certain accrediting bodies from the requirement to obtain a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions [HB-704]
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[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
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Expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include certain students attending the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act) [HB-611]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each institution of higher education in the State that admits first-time undergraduate students, by July 1, 2026, to prominently display on its publicly accessible prospective student website a link to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard website; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to make certain data available to institutions of higher education in the State under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2025