2008 Regular Session
Higher Education (F2)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 40
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McConkey
- Entitled
- Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bohanan
- Entitled
- Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education - Membership and Extension of Sunset
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Aumann, Boteler, McComas, McDonough, Riley, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Related Businesses
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cane, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Love, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and Closure Process
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Carr, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1067
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barnes
- Entitled
- Higher Education - College Textbooks - Disclosures and Sales
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program - Homeschooled Students
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility and Administration
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bates, George, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Disclosure of Education Records - Notice to Students and Parents
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno, Feldman, and Morhaim
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Heller
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Standardizing Introductory Courses in Higher Education in Maryland
- Committee
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House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
HB 1501
Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Griffith, Barnes, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walker
- Entitled
- Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - College Savings Plans of Maryland)
- Entitled
- College Savings Plans of Maryland
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 15
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Colburn, and Greenip
- Entitled
- Citizen's Tuition Protection Act
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 36
Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Simonaire
- Entitled
- Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 40
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Prohibition on Illegal Aliens from Receiving In-State Tuition Status
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 81
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs
- Entitled
- Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - Service Obligation
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Certificate of Approval
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 283
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kittleman
- Entitled
- Legislative Scholarships - Public Announcements and Acknowledgements by Legislator - Prohibition
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 284
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kittleman
- Entitled
- Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 591
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier, Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
- Entitled
- College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 888
Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Task Force on the Use of College Entrance Examinations for Admission to Public Institutions of Higher Education
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Education - Study Group on Expanding Enrollment Options for High School Students
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
