SB 446

Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Disorderly School Closures

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 554 (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 under certain circumstances; 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 an enrolled student; authorizing the Commission to approve a certain plan for the of filing certain records of former students with a certain successor institution; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 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	Position only
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign	Written (PDF)
FAV	Madaio, Chris	Consumer Protection Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Dariya	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Position only
FAV	Laitinen, Amy	New America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Habash, Tariq	Student Borrowers Protection Center	Position only
FAV	Hall, Stephanie	The Century Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diaz, Jordy	Towson University SGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	hughes, corey	lincoln college of technology	Oral
FAV	pringle, tafia	lincoln college of technology	Oral
FAV	daly, matt	north american trade schools	Oral
FAV	spaulding, rex	north american trade schools	Oral
FAV	shenck, Aaron	papsa	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flores, Antoinette	Individual	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	Position only
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)
FWA	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	MACC	Written (PDF)
FWA	frank, jennifer	micua	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dow, Emily	MHEC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFT-MarylandFAV 2

Attorney General's OfficeFAV 1

CASH CampaignFAV 1

Consumer Protection DivisionFAV 1

Education Affiliates/Fortis CollegeUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

lincoln college of technologyFAV 2

Lincoln college of TechnologyUNF 1

MACCFWA 1

Maryland Consumer Rights CoalitionFAV 1

MHECINFO 1

micuaFWA 1

New AmericaFAV 1

north american trade schoolsFAV 2

papsaFAV 1

RWL on behalf of Education AffiliatesUNF 2

Student Borrowers Protection CenterFAV 1

The Century FoundationFAV 1

Towson University SGAFAV 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…