Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising
Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Economic Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hogan, Patricklobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
FWAHogan, PatrickRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One…