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Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 59 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 19Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVMurphy, MorganMD Dept of Veterans AffairsWritten (PDF)
FAVMurphy, MorganMD Dept of Veterans AffairsWritten (PDF)
FAVSimonaire, Senator BryanMGAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMusic, MeghanMHECWritten (PDF)
FAVMusic, MeghanMHECWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVDragics, DAVIDlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBirkhead, Major General JaneenMaryland National GuardWritten (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMellinger, GiuseppeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition