Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform
Sponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (District 43B)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Abolishing and repealing the Maryland 529 Board; specifying that the State Treasurer is the successor to the Maryland 529 Board; transferring to the Office of the State Treasurer the responsibility for administering the Maryland 529 Program, including the Maryland Prepaid College Trust, the Maryland College Investment Plan, the Maryland Broker-Dealer College Investment Plan, and the Maryland ABLE Program; authorizing and requiring the State Treasurer to take certain actions in administering the Maryland 529 Program; etc.
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Testimony (57)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableFWA 35Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Towers, Lee | Maryland Higher Education Commission | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boley, Ryan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cornelius, Jennifer/Sean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cumming, Isabel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Forbes, Delegate Forbeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Devine, Caren | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Devine, Caren | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Devine, Karen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Evers, Siena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Evers, Vicki | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graham, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hornstein, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lynn, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McSally, Maddie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sansone, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stern, Elliott | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Bachmann, Austin and Elaine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Barillas, Martha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boehm, Amber | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boley, Abby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boley, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Delaney, Lori | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dyer, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Getter Peterson, Lisa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Griboff, Howard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Guimbretiere, Francois | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hall, Edward | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hall, Wendy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Harlow, Lisa & James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Heinlein, Monica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Igbaria, Afaf | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | John, Ryan D. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Klapper, Larry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lepine, Ryan and Kimberly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lininger, Brettlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Litton, Kirk and Kate | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Livingston, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Loeckenhoff, Corinna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McCarty, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McSally, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Moss Herman, Cheryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | O'Connor, Judy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Paige, Lindsey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Paoli, Elena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rohlin, Bob | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Santos, Jr., Cayetano | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Savoie, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Shields, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sonjara, Laura | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stavros, Tricia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wise, Charles and Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Atas, Laura | Deputy Treasurer | Oral |
| INFO | Davis, Dereck | Maryland State Treasurer's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cornelius, Jenifer and Sean | Individual | Position only |
| OTHER | Hasenpusch, Herbert/Kathleen | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWALininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…