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SB 511

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Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)

Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (District 30)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website on or before August 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMurphy, JDMD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)Written (PDF)
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterPosition only
FAVHanifin Bonner, LindaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Henson, Senator HensonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Henson, Senator HensonlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifeWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network