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SB 553

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Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 448 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center to provide students access to established, cutting edge, and high-demand academic programs of degree-granting institutions; requiring the academic programs at the Center to be upper division undergraduate and graduate level programs and programs for advanced postgraduate certificates and credentials; and providing that funding for the Center shall be as provided in the State budget.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVTabuteau, RichardlobbyistMD Tech CouncilPosition only
FAVPelton, RebeccaMontessori Accrediation CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVSwanson, TriciaMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVHogan, PJUSG Board of AdvisorsPosition only
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVhogan, patricklobbyistIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTabuteau, RichardMD Tech CouncilRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet
FAVhogan, patrickRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One