HB 469

Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Disorderly School Closures

Sponsor: Delegate HettlemanCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to require certain institutions of postsecondary education to refund all tuition and fees to certain Maryland students if the institution does not file all essential records of the academic achievement of a former student with the Commission in a certain manner; establishing that an institution that closes programs in a manner that is a disorderly closure is in violation of the enrollment agreement or other contract with a student enrolled at the time of the closure; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	English, Marietta	AFT-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH Campaign	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flores, Antoinette	Center for American Progress	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkley-Denney, Whitney	Center for Responsible Lending	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkley-Denney, Whitney	Center for Responsible Lending	Position only
FAV	Madaio, Chris	Consumer Protection Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Dariya	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Position only
FAV	Brown, Dariya	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Laitinen, Amy	New America	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCann, Clare	New America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shenck, Aaron	PAPSA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilford, Samuel	Student Defense	Position only
FAV	Gilford, Samuel	Student Defense	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hall, Stephanie	The Century Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivera, Carlos	Towson University Student	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curtis, Ramond	Veterans Education Success	Written (PDF)
FAV	frank, jennifer	micua	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hettleman, Delegate Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Holloway, Tyrone	Individual	Position only
FAV	Holloway, Tyrone	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hughes, Cory	Lincoln College of Technology	Position only
UNF	Gutberlet, Joe	Walden University	Written (PDF)
FWA	Murphy, Pamela	Adtalem Global Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shadow, Cyndie	Ed. Aff./Fortis College	Oral
FWA	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	MACC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fesche, Camillelobbyist	RWL	Oral
FWA	Johansen, Mike	RWL	Oral
INFO	Frosh, Brian	Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dow, Emily	MHEC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Adtalem Global EducationFWA 1

AFT-MDFAV 1

Attorney GeneralINFO 1

CASH CampaignFAV 1

Center for American ProgressFAV 1

Center for Responsible LendingFAV 2

Consumer Protection DivisionFAV 1

Ed. Aff./Fortis CollegeFWA 1

Lincoln College of TechnologyUNF 1

MACCFWA 1

Maryland Consumer Rights CoalitionFAV 2

MHECINFO 1

micuaFAV 1

New AmericaFAV 2

PAPSAFAV 1

RWLFWA 2

Student DefenseFAV 2

The Century FoundationFAV 1

Towson University StudentFAV 1

Veterans Education SuccessFAV 1

Walden UniversityUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CampaignRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FWAFesche, CamilleRWLRegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…