| MD | SB205 | Pass | Requiring that certain appointing officials in making appointments to the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland ensure that one member of the Board is a graduate of a historically Black college or university in the University System o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 |
| MD | SB90 | Pass | Extending the termination date for the Live Near Your School program and a related homebuyer program from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2030. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265 |
| MD | HB75 | Pass | Altering the definition of "institution of initial eligibility" to include community colleges as eligible institutions as part of the criteria for applicants for the Teacher Development and Retention Program; altering the evaluation requirements for ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 186 |
| MD | HB4 | Pass | Prohibiting institutions of higher education that receive State funds from considering a legacy preference or donor preference as an eligible criterion for admissions standards at the institution; and allowing an institution of higher education to as... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
| MD | SB69 | Pass | Increasing by two members the membership of the Board of Community College Trustees for Anne Arundel County; and requiring the Governor to consider the geographic and ethnic representation of Anne Arundel County when making appointments to the Board. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 235 |
| MD | SB33 | Pass | Requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in the same manner the school informs students of postsecondary educational options; requiring, when informing certain students about certain... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
| MD | HB327 | Pass | Increasing by two members the membership of the Board of Community College Trustees for Anne Arundel County; and requiring the Governor to consider the geographic and ethnic representation of Anne Arundel County when making appointments to the Board. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236 |
| MD | SB377 | Pass | Altering the definition of "institution of initial eligibility" to include community colleges as eligible institutions as part of the criteria for applicants for the Teacher Development and Retention Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 185 |
| MD | SB376 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget for the MPowering Joint Steering Council to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing a General Fund appropriation of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026, $3,0... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 |
| MD | HB367 | Pass | Requiring on or before certain dates each community college to develop and implement a plan to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception; requiring each community college to submit a certain report to the Maryland Higher Educatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337 |
| MD | SB395 | Pass | Requiring a public community college to consider a course or program for English as a second language or English language learner as eligible for world language or humanities credit toward an associate's degree under certain circumstances; requiring ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 |
| MD | SB418 | Pass | Expanding the purpose and use of the Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development to include providing grants and loans to anchor institutions for a certain purpose in sustaina... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157 |
| MD | SB430 | Pass | Establishing the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to support certain eligible projects that improve the quality of life within and economic potential of Maryland communities by mak... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221 |
| MD | SB441 | Pass | Expanding the Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award within the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to include school nurses who are licensed as registered nurses, provide health services in public schools, and are employed by... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251 |
| MD | SB527 | Pass | Requiring, on or before August 1, 2025, each community college to develop and implement a plan to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception; requiring each community college to submit a certain report to the Maryland Higher Educa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 338 |
| MD | HB541 | Pass | Establishing the Anne Arundel County Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators to assist in the repayment of certain student loans owed by educators who meet certain eligibility requirements; providing that the purpose of the Program is... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 |
| MD | SB517 | Pass | Altering the administrator of the Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program to be the Maryland Higher Education Commission rather than the State Department of Education; and requiring the Department to assist the Commission with the review of appl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196 |
| MD | SB500 | Pass | Altering the qualifications for an award from the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund to include a service obligation to work in an approved child care setting for at least 20 hours per week; requiring the Office of Child Care to prio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 222 |
| MD | HB569 | Pass | Requiring a public community college to consider a course or program for English as a second language or English language learner as eligible for world language or humanities credit toward an associate's degree if the course is not classified as reme... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 216 |
| MD | HB534 | Pass | Extending the termination date for the Live Near Your School program and a related homebuyer program from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2030. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 |
| MD | HB539 | Pass | Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy to authorize a student to withdraw from the institution under extenuating circumstances and to refund the student for tuition and fees paid by the student for a certain semester ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299 |
| MD | HB545 | Pass | Expanding the Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award within the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to include public school nurses who are licensed as registered nurses, provide health services in public schools, and are empl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
| MD | HB624 | Pass | Altering the administrator of the Next Generation Scholars of Maryland Program to be the Maryland Higher Education Commission rather than the State Department of Education; and requiring the Department to assist the Commission with the review of appl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 197 |
| MD | SB567 | Pass | Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy to authorize a student to withdraw from the institution under extenuating circumstances and to refund the student for tuition and fees paid by the student for a certain semester ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300 |
| MD | HB607 | Pass | Establishing that applicants for a Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship are not subject to certain requirements of the scholarship application process if the applicant enrolls in a noncredit vocational certificate program, enrolls in a sequ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355 |
| MD | SB657 | Pass | Establishing the Anne Arundel County Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators to assist in the repayment of certain student loans owed by educators who meet certain eligibility requirements; providing that the purpose of the program is... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365 |
| MD | SB691 | Pass | Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all courses at institutions of higher education in the State; and altering the maximum award available, when a scholarsh... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 224 |
| MD | HB811 | Pass | Establishing the Financial Well-Being Pilot Program at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and Morgan State University to provide comprehensive financial guidance and coaching to help students who may benefit from financial coaching servi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342 |
| MD | SB737 | Pass | Requiring that a member of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees be a resident of Harford County for the duration of the member's term; altering the membership of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees so that all members are at la... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276 |
| MD | SB771 | Pass | Repealing a provision of law that requires a teacher preparation program to require a student to pass a certain assessment as a graduation requirement; altering the requirements for initial teacher certification; authorizing a local school system to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187 |
| MD | SB800 | Pass | Exempting certain accounts under the Maryland 529 Program from the provisions of the Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146 |
| MD | HB899 | Pass | Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all programs at institutions of higher education in the State; altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 223 |
| MD | HB901 | Pass | Allowing an applicant of a part-time senatorial or delegate scholarship with a documented disability to request from the Maryland Higher Education Commission a waiver from the requirement to carry at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175 |
| MD | HB945 | Pass | Repealing a provision of law that requires a teacher preparation program to require a student to pass a certain assessment as a graduation requirement; altering the requirements for initial teacher certification; authorizing a local school system to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188 |
| MD | SB890 | Pass | Altering certain benefits that a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted of a crime is entitled to receive; requiring the State to notify a certain individual of certain information in writing under certain circumstances when the State ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 139 |
| MD | SB1101 | Pass | Altering the definition of an eligible institution for the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program to include a community college in the State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
| MD | SB967 | Pass | Allowing an applicant of a part-time senatorial or delegate scholarship with a documented disability to request from the Maryland Higher Education Commission a waiver from the requirement to carry at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174 |
| MD | SB937 | Pass | Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to admi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227 |
| MD | HB1086 | Pass | Altering certain benefits that a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted of a crime is entitled to receive; requiring the State to notify a certain individual of certain information in writing under certain circumstances when the State ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138 |
| MD | HB1150 | Pass | Exempting certain accounts under the Maryland 529 Program from the provisions of the Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145 |
| MD | HB1157 | Pass | Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to admi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228 |
| MD | HB1386 | Pass | Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for an antibias training program for school employees; requiring each county board of education to offer training based on the guidelines; requiring each county board, every other yea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 128 |
| MD | HB1287 | Pass | Altering the school leadership training program developed by the State Department of Education and the Accountability and Implementation Board to require that the State Superintendent, county superintendents, and the chair and vice chair of the State... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 127 |
| MD | HB1426 | Pass | Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; requiring the State Board to approve certain specifications for teachers and admi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 |
| MD | HB1441 | Pass | Altering staff qualifications in eligible prekindergarten programs; authorizing a county board to apply for funding to lease space for prekindergarten programs; establishing an early childhood educator career ladder; requiring the Department of Educ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165 |
| MD | SB1178 | Pass | Repealing the service terminal date required to be eligible for the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
| MD | HB1047 | Pass | Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 |
| MD | HB475 | Pass | Establishing the Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program within the State Department of Education to provide free, open-source phonics learning materials to be used by adults to tutor students; requiring the Department to periodically review the o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 |
| MD | HB678 | Pass | Altering certain principles of public higher education in the State to include a principle that public higher education in Maryland should be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion at certain institutions by attracting and graduating a divers... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 38 |
| MD | HB1487 | Pass | Reestablishing the Maryland Entertainment Council to be the Maryland Entertainment Industry Council within the Department of Commerce to assess the State's existing assets, study certain existing State programs, agencies, and offices, and make recomm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70 |