Here you can view the MICUA position on key bills impacting higher education in Maryland.
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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 |
