MICUA PRIORITY BILLS
Here you can view the MICUA position on key bills impacting higher education in Maryland. By clicking on the bill number in the chart below you will find information on the sponsor, committee assignment, synopsis, history, and more.
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BILL NUMBER |
BILL TITLE |
MICUA POSITION |
| Southern Maryland Higher Education Council - Modifications |
Monitor |
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| Health - Food Allergy Awareness |
Monitor |
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| Criminal Law - Part-Time School Employees and Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax Credit for Qualifying Employees - Sunset Repeal and Expansion |
Monitor |
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| Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks |
Support |
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Labor and Employment - Sick Leave Policy - Requirement1 |
Monitor |
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| Professional Counselors and Therapists - Qualifications, Surrender of Licenses and Certificates, and Disciplinary Actions |
Monitor |
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| Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Segal AmeriCorps Education Award |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Student Loan Debt |
Monitor |
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| Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2014) |
Support |
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| Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2013, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 |
Support |
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| Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Procurement - Maryland Buy American Steel and Manufactured Goods Act |
Monitor |
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| Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Program |
Monitor |
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| Morgan State University - Board of Regents - Length and Limitation of Terms |
Monitor |
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| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science - Joint Graduate Degree Granting Authority |
Monitor |
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| Firearm Safety Act of 2013 |
Support |
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| Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award and Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Summer Internship Scholarship - Qualifications |
Monitor |
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| Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs (Connor's Law) |
Monitor |
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| Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure to Public Institutions of Higher Education |
Monitor |
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| Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Veterans |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Maryland First Scholarship - Creation and Funding |
Monitor |
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| Frederick Regional Higher Education Advisory Board |
Oppose |
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| Higher Education - Program Proposals - Review and Objections |
Oppose |
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| Institutions of Higher Education - Student Notification - Financial Information |
Oppose |
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| Education - Loan Assistance - Professional Counselors and Alcohol and Drug Counselors |
Monitor |
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| Academic Facilities Bonding Authority |
Monitor |
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| Teaching Techniques - Students with Special Needs and Limited English Proficiency |
Monitor |
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| University System of Maryland - Institution Management - Admissions Requirements |
Monitor |
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| Public Institutions of Higher Education - Legal Presence and Tuition Rates - Reporting |
Monitor |
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| Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax - Business and Economic Development - Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit |
Support |
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| Task Force to Study the Impact of Expanding Noncredit Courses for Students with Developmental Disabilities |
Monitor |
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| Hotel Rental Tax - Exemption - Lodging at a Corporate Training Center |
Monitor |
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| St. Mary's College of Maryland - Tuition Freeze and DeSousa-Brent Scholars Completion Grant |
Monitor |
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| College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Public School Teachers - Certification - Continuing Education |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - In-State Tuition - Reduction for Educators |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education Fair Share Act |
Monitor |
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| Education - Dually Enrolled Students - In-State and In-County Tuition |
Monitor |
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| Community Colleges - Dually Enrolled Students - Tuition Waiver |
Monitor |
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| Public Institutions of Higher Education - In-State Tuition for Military Veterans |
Monitor |
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| Community Colleges - Dually Enrolled Students - Tuition Waiver |
Monitor |
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| Governmental Procedures - Security and Protection of Information |
Monitor |
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| Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship - Eligibility |
Monitor |
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| Community Colleges - Cade Funding Formula - Grants for English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs |
Monitor |
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| Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Design School |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Foster Care Recipients |
Monitor |
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| Foster Care Recipients - Waiver of Tuition and Other Charges |
Monitor |
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| Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability |
Oppose |
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| Maryland Contributory Negligence Act |
Support |
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| State Department of Education - Minority Teacher Recruitment - Study and Report |
Monistor |
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| Educator Evaluation System - Pilot Program Extension |
Monitor |
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| Ethics - Lobbying Registration - State and Local Government Entities and Associations |
Monitor |
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| State Aid - Business Transparency and Financial Disclosure Act |
Oppose |
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| Maryland College Sports Fans and Athletes Bill of Rights |
Monitor |
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| Collective Bargaining - State Labor Relations Board and State Higher Education Labor Relations Board - Enforcement Authority |
Monitor |
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| CAccountability in Education Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study |
Monitor |
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| Procurement - Competitive Sealed Proposals - Construction Contracts - Economic Inclusion Plans |
Monitor |
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| Task Force to Improve the Business Climate in Maryland |
Support |
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| Educational Institutions - Personal Electronic Account - Privacy Protections |
Oppose |
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| Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Governing Board and Data Transfers |
Support |
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| Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations |
Monitor |
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| Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Mandatory Fees - Limit on Increases |
Monitor |
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| Labor and Employment - Leave - Deployment of Family Members in the Armed Forces |
Support |
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| Occupational and Professional Licensing - Military Training and Military Spouses |
Support |
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| Procurement - Maryland Buy American Steel and Manufactured Goods Act |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Segal AmeriCorps Education Award |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Higher Education Commission - Scholarship Funds - Technical Alterations |
Monitor |
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| Private Career Schools - Solicitor Permits - Repeal |
Monitor |
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| Unauthorized Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Transcripts, Diplomas, and Grade Reports - Penalties |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Higher Education Commission - Institutional Renewal Fees and Religious Educational Institutions |
Monitor |
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| Education - General Assembly Scholarships - Modification of Programs |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax Credit for Qualifying Employees - Sunset Repeal and Expansion |
Monitor |
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| Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2014) |
Support |
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| Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2013, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 |
Support |
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| Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Academic Credit for Military Education, Training, and Experience |
Monitor |
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| Morgan State University - Board of Regents - Length and Limitation of Terms |
Monitor |
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| Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Design School |
Monitor |
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| Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Program |
Monitor |
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| Firearm Safety Act of 2013 |
Support |
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| Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability |
Oppose |
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| State Personnel - Hiring Preferences for Graduates of Public Institutions of Higher Education |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees |
Support |
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| Health - Food Allergy Awareness |
Monitor |
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| Health - Food Allergy Awareness |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Foster Care Recipients |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Quasi-Endowments |
Monitor |
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| Institutions of Higher Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Regulation |
Monitor |
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| Frederick Regional Higher Education Advisory Board |
Monitor |
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| Foster Care Recipients - Waiver of Tuition and Other Charges |
Monitor |
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| State Department of Education - Minority Teacher Recruitment - Study and Report |
Monitor |
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| Capital Budget - Local Initiatives - Matching Funds |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship |
Monitor |
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| Institutions of Higher Education - Student Notification - Financial Information |
Oppose |
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| Economic Development - Job Creation Incentive Tax Credit |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study |
Monitor |
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| Collective Bargaining - State Labor Relations Board and State Higher Education Labor Relations Board - Enforcement Authority |
Monitor |
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| Public School Teachers - Certification - Continuing Education |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Public Art Initiative Program - Revisions |
Monitor |
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| Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks |
Support |
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| Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces |
Monitor |
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| Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Student Loan Debt |
Monitor |
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| College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Education - Model Performance Evaluation Criteria - Implementation |
Monitor |
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| Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Institution Management - Admissions Requirements |
Monitor |
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| Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors - Prohibition |
Monitor |
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| Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2013 |
Monitor |
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| Maryland Contributory Negligence Act |
Support |
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| St. Mary's College of Maryland - Tuition Freeze and DeSousa-Brent Scholars Completion Grant |
Monitor |
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| State Budget - Evidence-Based Policy Options |
Monitor |
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| Educational Institutions - Personal Electronic Account - Privacy Protection |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education Fair Share Act |
Monitor |
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| Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rates for School Construction - Application |
Monitor |
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| Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award and Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Summer Internship Scholarship - Qualifications |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education Fair Share Act |
Monitor |
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| Criminal Law - Deadly Weapons on the Property of an Institution of Higher Education |
Monitor |
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| Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations |
Monitor |
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| Real Property - Use of Coercion, Threat, or Intimidation - Contracts Void |
Monitor |
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| Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation and Payment of Fees |
Monitor |
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| Higher Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Governing Board and Data Transfers |
Monitor |
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| Education - State Funding - Operating and Capital Funds |
Monitor |
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| Maryland College Sports Fans and Athletes Bill of Rights |
Monitor |
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| Teaching Techniques - Students with Special Needs and Limited English Proficiency |
Monitor |
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| International Education - Support |
Support |