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HB 1030

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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Procedures and Operations - Alterations

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 639 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to follow certain procedures for its open meetings; requiring each open meeting to be made publicly available through live video streaming; requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance, by April 15 each year, to notify each student of the decision regarding the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Educational Excellence Award; stating the intent of the General Assembly for the reorganization of the Commission to establish the Office as a separate independent agency; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFelix, AmmaCollegiate Directions, Inc.Oral
FAVHayes, JustinComptroller of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVFisher, JosephFirst Generation College BoundOral
FAVGray, MovadoFirst Generation College BoundWritten (PDF)
FAVIwuh, PeterFirst Generation College BoundOral
FAVVasquez, GersonFirst Generation College BoundOral
FAVFidler, SaraMaryland Independent College and University AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVMitchell, EllieMaryland Out of School Time NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVCovahey, JenniferThe CollegeBound FoundationOral
FAVBoughman, JoannUniversity System of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLemma, DawitUniversity of MarylandOral
FAVDelegate Smith, Delegate SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFothergill, SueIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPhillips, BradlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWACallahan, BriannaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOTowers, LeeMaryland Higher Education CommissionWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPhillips, BradRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges