Here you can view the MICUA position on key bills impacting higher education in Maryland.
Bill Number |
Bill Title |
MICUA Position |
HB 16 |
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks |
Monitor |
HB 91 |
Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Modernization and Tax Relief Act |
Monitor |
HB 92 |
Labor and Employment - Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit |
Monitor |
HB 150 |
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2011) |
Oppose |
HB 151 |
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010 |
Oppose |
HB 152 |
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 |
Oppose |
HB 155 |
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award - Qualifications - Study Abroad Programs |
Monitor |
HB 174 |
Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Website - State Loans |
Monitor |
HB 209 |
General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports |
Support |
HB 273 |
Public Safety - Pool Lifeguards - Regulation (Connor's Law) |
Monitor |
HB 298 |
Office of Student Financial Assistance - Service Obligation - Waiver |
Monitor |
HB 319 |
State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice |
Monitor |
HB 335 |
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement |
Monitor |
HB 348 |
Public Institutions of Higher Education - New Design and Substantial Exterior Modification - Notice and Consultation |
Monitor |
HB 352 |
Education - Maryland Data Warehouse Council |
Monitor |
HB 370 |
Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages |
Monitor |
HB 466 |
Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland |
Support |
HB 467 |
Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System |
Monitor |
HB 470 |
Higher Education Investment Fund - Tuition Stabilizationand Funding |
Monitor |
HB 474 |
Smart, Green, and Growing - Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission |
Monitor |
HB 475 |
Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
HB 504 |
Employment Discrimination - Unlawful Employment Practices - Motivating Factor |
Monitor |
HB 506 |
Higher Education - Delegate Scholarships - Summer School |
Monitor |
HB 677 |
Higher Education - Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Education - Free Speech |
Oppose |
HB 731 |
Human Services - Public Assistance - Program Modifications |
Monitor |
HB 735 |
Workers' Compensation - Exemption from Covered Employment - AmeriCorps Program Workers |
Monitor |
HB 759 |
Political Subdivisions - Construction Projects - Demolition |
Monitor |
HB 764 |
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement |
Monitor |
HB 795 |
Task Force to Study Nanobiotechnology |
Support |
HB 853 |
State Department of Education - Personal Financial Literacy State Curriculum |
Monitor |
HB 872 |
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Financial Guarantee Requirements |
Monitor |
HB 946 |
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit |
Monitor |
HB 964 |
Environment - Stormwater Management - New Development and Redevelopment Projects |
Monitor |
HB 999 |
Watershed Protection and Restoration Act |
Monitor |
HB 1004 |
Credit Regulation - Application Fees for Credit Cards and Loans - Prohibited |
Monitor |
HB 1040 |
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid |
Oppose |
HB 1044 |
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects |
Monitor |
HB 1085 |
Clean Energy Loan Programs - Renewable Energy Projects |
Monitor |
HB 1102 |
Business Regulation - Bookstores Purchasing Used Textbooks - Required Records |
Support with Amendments |
HB 1125 |
Stormwater Management - Development Projects - Requirements |
Monitor |
HB 1137 |
State Board of Public Accountancy - Educational Requirements for Examination and Licensure |
Monitor |
HB 1159 |
Budget Reducation Act |
Oppose |
HB 1161 |
Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts - State Hospital Redevelopment |
Monitor |
HB 1179 |
Office of Student Financial Assistance - Public Service Scholarships - Student Members of County Boards of Education |
Monitor |
HB 1236 |
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Waiver Requirements |
Monitor |
HB 1246 |
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Damages |
Monitor |
HB 1263 |
Education Reform Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
HB 1272 |
Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act |
Monitor |
HB 1369 |
Task Force to Study Standardizing and Accountability of Introductory Courses in Higher Education in Maryland |
Monitor |
HB 1370 |
Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight |
Monitor |
HB 1400 |
Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Financial Education Resources Clearinghouse |
Monitor |
HB 1408 |
Stormwater Management - Regulations - Delay and Adoption of New Regulations |
Monitor |
HB 1409 |
Stormwater Management - Development Projects - Special Taxing Districts |
Monitor |
HB 1447 |
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations |
Monitor |
HB 1533 |
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Oppose |
HB 1550 |
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs |
Monitor |
SB 64 |
Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit - Sunset Extension |
Support |
SB 80 |
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Office of Student Financial Assistance |
Monitor |
SB 91 |
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Exempt Institutions |
Monitor |
SB 106 |
Labor and Employment - Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit |
Monitor |
SB 107 |
Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Modernization and Tax Relief Act |
Monitor |
SB 140 |
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2011) |
Oppose |
SB 141 |
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010 |
Oppose |
SB 142 |
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 |
Oppose |
SB 191 |
Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones |
Support with Amendments |
SB 203 |
Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions |
Monitor |
SB 215 |
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid |
Oppose |
SB 234 |
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects |
Monitor |
SB 264 |
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement |
Monitor |
SB 275 |
Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System |
Monitor |
SB 278 |
Smart, Green, and Growing - Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission |
Monitor |
SB 283 |
Higher Education Investment Fund - Tuition Stabilization and Funding |
Monitor |
SB 285 |
Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
SB 286 |
Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland |
Support |
SB 290 |
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College |
Support |
SB 321 |
The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
SB 334 |
Public Institutions of Higher Education - New Design and Substantial Exterior Modification - Notice and Consultation |
Monitor |
SB 385 |
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit |
Monitor |
SB 412 |
Teacher Certification - Career Professionals |
Monitor |
SB 420 |
Environment - Stormwater Management - New Development and Redevelopment Projects |
Monitor |
SB 479 |
State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Green Globes Rating |
Monitor |
SB 484 |
State Board of Nursing - Nurse Practitioners - Certification Requirements and Authority to Practice |
Monitor |
SB 503 |
Higher Education - Sergey Brin Scholarship Program |
Monitor |
SB 604 |
College and Career Readiness Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
SB 686 |
Watershed Protection and Restoration Act |
Monitor |
SB 702 |
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2010 |
Monitor |
SB 708 |
Maryland Higher Education Business Coalition and Fund |
Support |
SB 805 |
Higher Education - Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Education - Free Speech |
Oppose |
SB 806 |
Budget - Reductions of Appropriations |
Monitor |
SB 840 |
Budget Reduction Act |
Oppose |
SB 879 |
Public Safety - Pool Personnel - Regulation (Connor's Law) |
Monitor |
SB 888 |
Office of Student Financial Assistance - Public Service Scholarships - Student Members of County Boards of Education |
Monitor |
SB 897 |
Academic Facilities Bonding Authority |
Monitor |
SB 899 |
Education Reform Act of 201 |
Monitor |
SB 966 |
Education - High School Diploma by Examination |
Monitor |
SB 979 |
Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight |
Monitor |
SB 998 |
State Budget |
Monitor |
SB 1004 |
Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act |
Oppose |
SB 1018 |
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations |
Monitor |
SB 1030 |
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement |
Monitor |
SB 1036 |
Senate: State Rules |
Monitor |
SB 1060 |
State Department of Education - Personal Financial Literacy State Curriculum |
Monitor |
SB 1082 |
Stormwater Management - Development Projects - Redevelopment and Preliminary Plan Approval |
Monitor |
SB 1084 |
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Program Proposals |
Monitor |
SB 1115 |
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs |
Monitor |