This section will be updated as bills are added to MICUA's Priority Bills List.
Here you can view the key bills impacting higher education in Maryland. Click on the bill number to see the sponsors, read a synopsis, review the history, and more.
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BILL NUMBER |
BILL TITLE |
TESTIMONY |
| HB0022 | Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Application Determinations - Use of Criminal History | |
| HB0027 | Clean Indoor Air Act - Use of Electronic Cigarette Devices - Prohibition | |
| HB0041 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2019 | Support with Amendments |
| HB0056 | Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Employers With On-Site Health Clinics - Exemption | |
| HB0093 | Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Repeal of Award Cap | |
| HB0100 | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2020) | |
| HB0101 | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2019, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 | |
| HB0104 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Qualified Higher Education Expenses - Annual Limitation | |
| HB0109 | Environment - Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition | |
| HB0118 | Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - In-State Tuition | |
| HB0134 | Environment - Single-Use Plastic Straws - Use in Restaurants | |
| HB0141 | Commercial Law - Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality | |
| HB0152 | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Expansion Act of 2019 | |
| HB0166 | Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) | |
| HB0170 | Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program - Eligible Borrowers | |
| HB0175 | Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit - Sunset Extension | |
| HB0205 | Higher Education - Academic Forgiveness Policy - Established | Unfavorable |
| HB0228 | State Board of Nursing – Criminal History Records Checks – Revised Statement | |
| HB0235 | Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program | |
| HB0245 | Education - Student Data Privacy Council | |
| HB0262 | Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions | |
| HB0268 | Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Alterations to the Award of Scholarship Funds | |
| HB0270 | Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act) | |
| HB0294 | Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education | |
| HB0318 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Residency Requirement - Determination of In-State Tuition Status | |
| HB0319 | University of Maryland University College - Renaming | |
| HB0328 | Institutions of Higher Education - Financial Aid Reductions - Notice | Oppose |
| HB0365 | State Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Nonprofit Indirect Costs - Application | |
| HB0440 | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Expansion Act of 2019 | |
| HB0461 | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Regulation (Private Nonprofit Institution of Higher Education Protection Act of 2019) | Support |
| HB0464 | Private Career Schools and For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education - Disclosures and Regulation | |
| HB0482 | Income Tax Credit - Endowments of Maryland Historically Black Colleges and Universities | |
| HB0533 | University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight | |
| HB0548 | Collective Bargaining - Student Athletes | |
| HB0582 | Income Tax Credit - Employers - Eligible Internships | |
| HB0594 | Financial Institutions - Student Loan Servicers - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices | |
| HB0633 | Higher Education - Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings - Established | |
| HB0634 | Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | |
| HB0658 | Interagency Agreements - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Goals | |
| HB0704 | Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Student Data and Governing Board | Support with Amendments |
| HB0714 | Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program | |
| HB0766 | Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | |
| HB0767 | Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations | |
| HB0779 | Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding | |
| HB0804 | Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Certification and Licensure Courses at Community Colleges - Use of Scholarship | |
| HB0822 | University System of Maryland - Regular Employees - Grievance Procedures and Disciplinary Actions | |
| HB0824 | Financial Aid - Guaranteed Access Grants - Verification and Administration by Institutions of Higher Education | Support |
| HB0829 | Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Graduate Providers | |
| HB0876 | Higher Education - Policy on Student Concerns About Athletic Programs and Activities | |
| HB0881 | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Academic Research - Medical Uses and Properties of Cannabis | |
| HB0890 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | |
| HB0896 | Income Tax Credit - Small Businesses - Student Interns and Apprentices | |
| HB0902 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - College Savings Plan Contributions | |
| HB0916 | Maryland National Guard - Tuition Assistance Program - Modifications | Support |
| HB0937 | Family Law - Child Support - Eligibility of a Child Who Has Attained the Age of 18 Years | |
| HB0950 | State Department of Education - School Discipline - Data Collection | |
| HB0994 | Labor and Employment - Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box) | |
| HB1040 | Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity (Overtime Modernization Act of 2019) | |
| HB1047 | Task Force to Study Admission Practices at Public Senior Higher Education Institutions | |
| HB1073 | Joint Committee on Workforce Development | |
| HB1094 | Community Safety and Strengthening Act | |
| HB1104 | State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists – Licensure, Disciplinary Action, Criminal History Records Checks, and Trainee Status – Revisions | |
| HB1107 | Discrimination in Employment - Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
| HB1115 | Community Colleges - Workforce Readiness Grant Program - Established | |
| HB1116 | Gender Diversity in the Boardroom – Annual Report or Nonprofit Sales and Use Tax Exemption Application | |
| HB1125 | High Schools - Postsecondary Career and Technology Education Programs - Reporting on Student Acceptance Rates | |
| HB1143 | Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees | |
| HB1154 | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Security Breach Notification Requirements - Modifications | |
| HB1162 | Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Alterations - Opportunity Zones, Targeted Projects, and Transferability | |
| HB1192 | Assembly Areas - State-Funded Construction or Renovation - Assisted Listening System Requirement | |
| HB1206 | Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Data Matching | |
| HB1236 | State Contracts - Certification of Pay Equity Compliance - Requirement | |
| HB1237 | Maryland Technology Internship Program - Qualifications for Participation - Alteration | |
| HB1250 | Career Education Act of 2019 | |
| HB1262 | Human Relations - Employment Discrimination and Discriminatory Housing Practices - Revisions | |
| HB1271 | Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund - Grants to Public Institutions of Higher Education - Authorization | |
| HB1273 | Immigration Enforcement - County Boards of Education, Public Institutions of Higher Education, and Hospitals - Policies | |
| HB1315 | Higher Education - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program - Revisions | |
| HB1352 | University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority | |
| HB1365 | Education - Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship - Eligibility | |
| HB1407 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 | |
| HB1413 | The Blueprint for Maryland's Future | |
| HJ0006 | Higher Education - Publishers of Academic Publications - cOAlition S and Plan S | |
| SB0001 | Paternity Proceedings - Attorney for the Child Support Administration | |
| SB0012 | Capital Projects - Inclusion of Public Art | |
| SB0016 | Workgroup on Categories for Funding Priorities in the Annual State Budget | |
| SB0017 | State Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Nonprofit Indirect Costs - Application | |
| SB0038 | Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Employers With On–Site Health Clinics – Exemption | |
| SB0074 | Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations | |
| SB0088 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2019 | Support with Amendment |
| SB0108 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Qualified Higher Education Expenses - Annual Limitation | |
| SB0125 | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2020) | |
| SB0126 | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2019, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 | |
| SB0134 | State Board of Nursing - Criminal History Records Checks - Certified Nursing Assistants and Certified Medication Technicians | |
| SB0167 | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Expansion Act of 2019 | |
| SB0175 | Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program | |
| SB0180 | Education - Robotics Grant Program - Alterations | |
| SB0182 | Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program | |
| SB0219 | Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity | |
| SB0229 | Baltimore City - Summer Youth Employment - Funding and Incentives | |
| SB0240 | Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Alterations to the Award of Scholarship Funds | |
| SB0244 | Income Tax Credit - Individuals Working in STEM Fields - Student Loan Payments | |
| SB0253 | Major Information Technology Development Project Fund - Money Received by Baltimore City Community College - Exemption | |
| SB0254 | Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority | |
| SB0260 | Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarships - Revisions | |
| SB0264 | General Provisions - Age of Majority - Right to Parental Support and Maintenance | |
| SB0280 | Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages - Minimum Wage and Enforcement (Fight for Fifteen) | |
| SB0285 | Environment - Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition | |
| SB0396 | Higher Education - Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings - Established | |
| SB0399 | Private Career Schools and For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education - Disclosures and Regulation | |
| SB0400 | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Regulation (Private Nonprofit Institution of Higher Education Protection Act of 2019) | |
| SB0432 | Higher Education - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program - Revisions | |
| SB0491 | Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act) | |
| SB0492 | Investment in Job Skills Act of 2019 | |
| SB0502 | Education - Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship - Eligibility | |
| SB0515 | Community Colleges - Workforce Readiness Grant Program - Established | |
| SB0537 | Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions | |
| SB0581 | Economic and Community Development Tax Credits - Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program | |
| SB0588 | Career Education Act of 2019 | |
| SB0599 | Immigration Enforcement - County Boards of Education, Public Institutions of Higher Education, and Hospitals - Policies | |
| SB0613 | Online Consumer Protection Act | |
| SB0616 | Joint Committee on Workforce Development | |
| SB0617 | Free College, Career Skills, and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 2019 | |
| SB0619 | University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - Board of Directors - Conflicts of Interest, Prestige of Office, and Financial Disclosure | |
| SB0621 | Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education | |
| SB0656 | Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Alterations - Opportunity Zones, Targeted Projects, and Transferability | |
| SB0670 | Financial Institutions - Student Loan Servicers - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices | |
| SB0677 | Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals - Support for Parents | |
| SB0681 | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers | |
| SB0696 | Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations | |
| SB0711 | University System of Maryland - Regular Employees - Grievance Procedures and Disciplinary Actions | |
| SB0714 | Institutions of Higher Education - Student Drug Use - Parent Notification | |
| SB0717 | Independent Institutions of Higher Education – Police Force | |
| SB0718 | Criminal Procedure - Government Agents - Requests for and Use of Immigration Status Information | |
| SB0719 | University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight | |
| SB0738 | Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | |
| SB0755 | Interagency Agreements - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Goals | |
| SB0793 | Community Safety and Strengthening Act | |
| SB0798 | Higher Education - Policy on Student Concerns About Athletic Programs and Activities | |
| SB0929 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification From Unrelated Business Taxable Income - Employee Benefits | |
| SB0974 | Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Application Determinations - Use of Criminal History | |
| SB0983 | Procurement - Small Businesses and Minority Businesses - Qualification and Certification (Small and Minority Business Certification Streamlining Act of 2019) | |
| SB0990 | State Budget | |
| SB1002 | County Boards of Education - Establishing Regional Career and Technical Education Schools - Authority and Funding | |
| SB1014 | Assembly Areas - State-Funded Construction or Renovation - Assisted Listening System Requirement | Support with Amendments |
| SB1029 | Rural Public Institutions of Higher Education - Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Students - Recruitment | |
| SB1030 | The Blueprint for Maryland's Future | |
| SB1032 | Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity - Extension | |
| SB1040 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 |