SB 445

For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education and Private Career Schools - Instructional Spending - Requirements

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain for-profit institutions of higher education and private career schools to report certain information on revenues and spending to the Maryland Higher Education Commission on or before June 30 each year; requiring that, on or after July 1, 2022, and each July 1 thereafter, in order to maintain approval to operate in the State and enroll certain students, the institutions and schools must submit a certain plan and provide certain refunds under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	English, Marietta	AFT-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Marietta	AFT-Maryland	Position only
FAV	Madaio, Chris	Attorney General's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkley-Denney, Whitney	Center for Responsible Lending	Written (PDF)
FAV	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Dariya	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Position only
FAV	Hall, Stephanie	The Century Foundation	Position only
FAV	Erickson, Lanae	Third Way	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Shadow, Cyndie	Education Affiliates/Fortis College	Oral
UNF	hugges, cory	Lincoln college of Technology	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fesch, Camille	RWL on behalf of Education Affiliates	Oral
UNF	Johansen, Mike	RWL on behalf of Education Affiliates	Oral
UNF	Gutberlet, Joe	Walden University	Written (PDF)
UNF	hughes, corey	lincoln college of technology	Oral
UNF	pringle, tafia	lincoln college of technology	Oral
UNF	daly, matt	north american trade schools	Oral
UNF	spaulding, rex	north american trade schools	Oral
UNF	shenck, aaron	papsa	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Dow, Emily	MHEC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFT-MarylandFAV 2

Attorney General's OfficeFAV 1

CASH CampaignFAV 1

Center for Responsible LendingFAV 1

Education Affiliates/Fortis CollegeUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

lincoln college of technologyUNF 2

Lincoln college of TechnologyUNF 1

Maryland Consumer Rights CoalitionFAV 1

MHECINFO 1

north american trade schoolsUNF 2

papsaUNF 1

RWL on behalf of Education AffiliatesUNF 2

The Century FoundationFAV 1

Third WayFAV 1

Walden UniversityUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH CampaignRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVDEWS, CHRISTOPHERJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…