Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 49

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  HB 72

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McConkey

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 101

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 133

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 45

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education - Membership and Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 176

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Boteler, McComas, McDonough, Riley, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Related Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 334

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Ali, Dumais, Feldman, Reznik, and Rice

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bioscience Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 340

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 451

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker

  Entitled

  Minority Environmental and Land Trust

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 506

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  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
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 603

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 683

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith

  Entitled

  Optional Retirement Program - Employing Institutions - Community Colleges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 704

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and Closure Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 871

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stifler, Bates, Bromwell, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Hecht, James, Jennings, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Schuler, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, and Weir

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 905

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 580

  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
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 942

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 675

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Disparities - Institutions of Higher Education - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1032

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County State's Attorney's Loan Assistance Repayment Program PG 314-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1077

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program - Homeschooled Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1132

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility and Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1194

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee

  Entitled

  Spending Mandate Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1210

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Kramer, Manno, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Credit Cards - Student Applicants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1287

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317

  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
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1292

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Pena-Melnyk, Frush, Barkley, Bohanan, Bronrott, DeBoy, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Holmes, Lee, Ramirez, Ross, and Schuler

  Entitled

  State Aid for Police Protection - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1408

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Exemption from Taxation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1409

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 446

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Hecht, Ali, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Manno, McComas, Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1418

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Boteler, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Occupancy Limits on Rental Housing Near University Campuses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1430

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Feldman, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Biotechnology Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1451

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Standardizing Introductory Courses in Higher Education in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1534

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 548

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - College Savings Plans of Maryland)

  Entitled

  College Savings Plans of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 31

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 346

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 49

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 84

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  State Government - Public Benefits and Services - Illegal Aliens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 91

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 141

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 187

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Certificate of Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 297

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 311

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Forehand, Garagiola, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Bioscience Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 330

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 388

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden and Miller

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 438

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579

  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 439

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 464

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred 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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 507

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  State Aid for Police Protection - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 527

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 414

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee

  Entitled

  Spending Mandate and Revenue Dedication Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 537

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Tax Reduction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 608

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604

  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 735

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Zirkin, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 967

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  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