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.
|
BILL NUMBER |
BILL TITLE |
TESTIMONY |
| HB0001 | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act | Support with amendments |
| HB0012 | Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Veterans - Eligibility and Use of Funds | |
| HB0018 | Task Force to Improve Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Scores for Maryland Public School Students | |
| HB0033 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Account Withdrawals for Higher Education Tuition | Support with amendments |
| HB0065 | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act | |
| HB0070 | State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions | |
| HB0083 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Discharged Student Loan Debt | |
| HB0094 | Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program - Requirements for Matching Funds | Support |
| HB0150 |
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2018) | |
| HB0151 | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2017, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 | |
| HB0152 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2017 | |
| HB0159 | Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones | |
| HB0196 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Interest Paid on Student Loans | |
| HB0204 | Community Colleges - Small Community Colleges - Funding | |
| HB0224 | Higher Education - AmeriCorps Program Participants - In-State Tuition | |
| HB0229 | Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale | |
| HB0253 | State Board of Nursing - Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses - Renewal of Licenses - Continuing Education Units | |
| HB0262 | Student Debt Disclosure Act of 2017 | Oppose |
| HB0272 | Higher Education - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Sanctuary Campus Status | |
| HB0317 | Labor and Employment - Wages and Benefits - Preemption of Local Authority | |
| HB0347 | Cybersecurity Investment Fund and Enterprise Fund - Higher Education Loan Repayment - Expanded Use | |
| HB0382 | Commonsense Paid Leave Act | |
| HB0392 | Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Allocation of Unused Funds | |
| HB0398 | Labor and Employment - Equal Pay - Job Announcement and Salary History Information Disclosures | |
| HB0399 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2017 | |
| HB0413 | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Act of 2017 | |
| HB0427 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Public Health Advisories - Required Communication | |
| HB0437 | Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Quasi-Endowment Funds | |
| HB0458 | Visual Impairments - Requirements for Teacher Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage | |
| HB0459 | Higher Education - Adult Correctional Institutions - Job Training and Education | |
| HB0462 | Higher Education - Tuition Waivers for Foster Care Recipients and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Alterations | |
| HB0465 | "EARN" Apprenticeships (Expand Apprenticeship Resources Now Act) | |
| HB0467 | Providing Our Workers Education and Readiness (POWER) - Apprenticeship Act | Oppose |
| HB0482 | Maryland Nurse Practice Act - Revisions | |
| HB0503 | State Budget - Appropriations - Income Tax Revenue Estimate Cap and Revenue Stabilization Account | |
| HB0507 | Community Colleges and Local Governments - Use of Public Funds to Influence Collective Bargaining Rights - Prohibition | |
| HB0509 | Higher Education - Student Loan Notification Letter | Support with amendments |
| HB0522 | Food Service Facilities - Automated External Defibrillator Program (The Joe Sheya Act) | |
| HB0528 | Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2017 | Oppose |
| HB0556 | Higher Education - St. Mary's College of Maryland - Funding | |
| HB0561 | Higher Education - St. Mary's College of Maryland - Governing Authority | |
| HB0581 | Maryland Medical Practice Act - Individuals Exempt From Licensure - Repeal of Criminal History Records Check Requirement | |
| HB0652 | Career Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 2017 | |
| HB0656 | Environment - Municipal Stormwater Charges - Property Subject to Charges | |
| HB0665 | Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity | |
| HB0680 | Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Student and Workforce Data Linkage - Extension of Time Limit | |
| HB0694 | Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) | Oppose |
| HB0715 | Institutions of Higher Education - Teacher Preparation Programs - Accreditation and Approval | |
| HB0717 | Academic Facilities Bonding Authority | |
| HB0763 | Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Public Senior Higher Education Institution - Payment of County Minimum Wage | |
| HB0770 | Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Student Education Loan Servicers | |
| HB0798 | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus Artificial Turf Field | |
| HB0810 | Apprenticeships - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Revisions | |
| HB0840 | Criminal Procedure - Partial Expungement | |
| HB0848 | Community Colleges - Vocational Certificates, Apprenticeship Training Programs, and Associate's Degrees - Tuition Assistance | |
| HB0865 | Higher Education - Financial Aid - In-State Students (The Jill Wrigley Memorial Scholarship Expansion Act) | |
| HB0868 | Higher Education - Community Colleges - Workforce Development Sequence Grants and Scholarships | |
| HB0871 | Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | |
| HB0900 | Income Tax Credit - Payment of Tuition at a Community College | |
| HB0921 | Hospitals - Community Benefit Report - Disclosure of Tax Exemptions | |
| HB0931 | Maryland Education Opportunity Act of 2017 | |
| HB0950 | University System of Maryland - Constituent Institutions - Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Program | |
| HB0965 | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Security Breach Notification Requirements - Modifications | |
| HB0967 | The Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017 | |
| HB0971 | James W. Hubbard Inclusive Higher Education Grant Program | |
| HB0974 | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | |
| HB1031 | State Board of Pharmacy - Registered Pharmacy Technicians - Exemption for Pharmacy Students | |
| HB1033 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Discharged Student Loan Debt | |
| HB1060 | State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Meetings and Timeliness of Certification and Licensure Issuance | |
| HB1069 | Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding | |
| HB1124 | Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Preparing and Dispensing Prescriptions | |
| HB1135 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Instructors - Expressions of Opinion | |
| HB1142 | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Disciplinary Proceedings - Students and Student Organizations | |
| HB1143 | Maryland Pay Stub Transparency Act of 2017 | |
| HB1170 | Education - College and Career Readiness Assessment - English Learner Student Exception | |
| HB1189 | Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data | |
| HB1197 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting - Definitions | |
| HB1205 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Access of Students to Emergency Contraception | |
| HB1209 | Sexual Assault Victims Resources Act of 2017 | |
| HB1311 | Public Safety - Light Frame Combustible Construction - Requirements | |
| HB1521 | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commission to Study Firearm Violence - Establishment | |
| HB1534 | Task Force to Study the Economic Benefits of Dual Enrollment in High School | |
| HB1576 | Prince George's County - Student Loan Refinancing Authority PG 419-17 | |
| HB1587 | Community Colleges - Out-of-State Fee - Waiver for Border State Residents | |
| HB1595 | Baltimore City Community College - Restructuring | |
| HB1608 | Somerset County - Community College - Eligibility of Students to Pay No Tuition or Fees | |
| HB1614 | Maryland Fair Scheduling, Wages, and Benefits Act | |
| HB1615 | Maryland Fair Scheduling Act | |
| HB1617 | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - State Institutions of Higher Education | |
| HB1624 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - State Matching Funds for Land-Grant Institutions | |
| HB1641 | Corporations and Associations - Nonprofit Corporations - Legislative Advocacy | |
| SB0004 | Minority Business Enterprises - Program Participation - Requirements and Reauthorization | |
| SB0007 | Governor's P-20 Leadership Council - College and Career Readiness and College Completion Reporting - Revisions | |
| SB0041 | State Board of Nursing - Nurse Licensure Compact - Revisions | |
| SB0100 | Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Southern Maryland Studies Center | |
| SB0117 | Community Colleges - Out-of-State Fee - Waiver for Border State Residents | |
| SB0141 | Election Law - Polling Places on College Campuses | Information Only |
| SB0151 | State Board of Nursing - Disciplinary Process and Authority - Revisions | |
| SB0152 | Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding | |
| SB0170 | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2018) | |
| SB0171 | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2017, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 | |
| SB0172 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2017 | |
| SB0202 | Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Quasi-Endowment Funds | |
| SB0213 | Maryland College Investment Plan - State Contribution to Account Holders - Alterations | |
| SB0230 | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act | Support with amendments |
| SB0303 | Commonsense Spending Act of 2017 | |
| SB0305 | Commonsense Paid Leave Act | |
| SB0313 | Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute | |
| SB0319 | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Act of 2017 | |
| SB0320 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2017 | Support |
| SB0327 | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Financial Aid - Reduction Restrictions | |
| SB0335 | Career Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 2017 | |
| SB0404 | Labor and Employment - Equal Pay - Job Announcement and Salary History Information Disclosures | |
| SB0420 | Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2017 | Oppose |
| SB0424 | The Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017 | |
| SB0427 | Food Service Facilities - Automated External Defibrillator Program (The Joe Sheya Act) | |
| SB0429 | Higher Education - Student Loan Notification Letter | Support with amendments |
| SB0434 | Higher Education - St. Mary's College of Maryland - Funding | |
| SB0435 | Higher Education - St. Mary's College of Maryland - Governing Authority | |
| SB0471 | Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity | |
| SB0521 | Community Colleges - Small Community Colleges - Funding | |
| SB0522 | Income Tax Credit - Eligible Employers - Eligible Internships | |
| SB0525 | Maryland Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | |
| SB0543 | Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History (Maryland Fair Access to Education Act of 2017) | Oppose |
| SB0596 | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus Artificial Turf Field | |
| SB0604 | Visual Impairments - Requirements for Teacher Training, Student Screening, and Maryland Medical Assistance Program Coverage | |
| SB0607 | Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity | |
| SB0647 | Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Social Security Number - Prohibition | |
| SB0652 | Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | |
| SB0678 | Community Colleges - Vocational Certificates, Apprenticeship Training Programs, and Associate's Degrees - Tuition Assistance | |
| SB0690 | State Budget | |
| SB0699 | Providing Our Workers Education and Readiness (POWER) - Apprenticeship Act | |
| SB0701 | Higher Education - Tuition Waivers for Foster Care Recipients and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Alterations | |
| SB0712 | Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program | |
| SB0721 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Events Held by Conservation Organizations | |
| SB0722 | Public Safety - Light Frame Combustible Construction - Requirements | |
| SB0734 | Sexual Assault Victims Resources Act of 2017 | |
| SB0797 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting - Definitions | |
| SB0815 | State Board of Pharmacy - Registered Pharmacy Technicians - Exemption for Pharmacy Students | |
| SB0848 | Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Dispensing Authority | |
| SB0869 | Higher Education - Community Colleges - Workforce Development Sequence Grants and Scholarships | |
| SB0872 | James W. Hubbard Inclusive Higher Education Grant Program | |
| SB0908 | Maryland Education Development Collaborative - Established | |
| SB0916 | Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Student Education Loan Servicers | |
| SB0946 | Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones | |
| SB0959 | Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Reimbursement of Certificate and License Programs | |
| SB0962 | Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen) | |
| SB0967 | Heroin and Opioid Prevention Effort (HOPE) and Treatment Act of 2017 | |
| SB1000 | Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions | |
| SB1060 | Heroin and Opioid Education and Community Action Act of 2017 (Start Talking Maryland Act) | |
| SB1116 | Maryland Fair Scheduling, Wages, and Benefits Act | |
| SB1127 | Baltimore City Community College - Restructuring | |
| SB1131 | Somerset County - Community College - Eligibility of Students to Pay No Tuition or Fees | |
| SB1139 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - State Matching Funds for Land-Grant Institutions | |
| SB1145 | Maryland Fair Scheduling Act | |
| SB1165 | Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Student and Workforce Data Linkage - Extension of Time Limit | |
| SB1173 | Higher Education Degree and Job Certification Without Debt Act of 2017 | Support with amendments |