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Education - High School Class Rankings and Guaranteed Admissions to Public Senior Institutions of Higher Education

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, certain high schools to prepare, in a certain manner, a class ranking of each student who completes grade 11 to establish rankings for use in a certain guaranteed admissions process to certain public senior institutions of higher education in the State; and requiring, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, public senior institutions of higher education to establish a certain process for accepting high school students who apply under a guaranteed admission policy.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FWAO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualOral
INFOHouck, MadelineMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOEngle, BrandonSt. Mary's College of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFODeHarde, AminaUniversity of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland