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Higher Education - Report on Collection Practices for Unpaid Fees and Services

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each institution of higher education to collect data on the number of students who have unpaid fees, the average amount of unpaid fees, the common categories for which fees are owed, the number of academic documents withheld because of unpaid fees, the threshold triggering the withholding of certain information, and any payments plans offered; requiring the data be submitted to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly each year for 3 years; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVEnglish, MariettaAmerican Federation of Teachers-MDWritten (PDF)
FAVMcKinney, RobinlobbyistCASH CAMPAIGNWritten (PDF)
FAVMadaio, ChrisConsumer Protection DivisionWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, DariyaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDiaz, JordyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHyland, CatIndividualPosition only
FAVReddix, EbonyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFfidler, saramicuaWritten (PDF)
UNFHogan, patricklobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGNRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
UNFHogan, patrickRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One