HB 6

Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring community colleges to adopt a certain plan for pregnant and parenting students; requiring the Commission to submit a report, by September 1, 2027, to certain committees of the General Assembly, that summarizes the data collected.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Christenson, Danielle	Ascend at the Aspen Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bransome, Jessica	Frederick Community College	Oral
FAV	Hofmann, Anne	Frederick Community College	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, Jaime	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Small, Alisha	Living Fulfilled Coaching & Consulting	Oral
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Ken	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Obatuase, Ewa	New America, Higher Education Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thayer, Jamie	University of Maryland Global Campus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amaya, Yoslin	Wishful Doing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lozupone, Ja'Bette	Wishful Doings	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bigham, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Owolabi, Nina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Polito, Francesca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Crystal	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Regules, Lynne	Individual	Oral
FAV	Spears-Rhymes, Britt	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lee, Jessica	Pregnant Scholar at the Center for WorkLife Law	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Ascend at the Aspen InstituteFAV 1

Frederick Community CollegeFAV 2

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Living Fulfilled Coaching & ConsultingFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

New America, Higher Education TeamFAV 1

Pregnant Scholar at the Center for WorkLife LawFWA 1

University of Maryland Global CampusFAV 1

Wishful DoingFAV 1

Wishful DoingsFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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…