Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections Process Alteration and Study
What this bill does
Repealing the requirement that a proposed new academic program be a graduate program in order for the Maryland Higher Education Commission or institutions of higher education in the State to file an objection to implementation of the proposed program; requiring the Program Review Process Advisory Council to study and make recommendations on extending the objection process for certain proposed academic programs with consideration of certain legal precedence regarding unnecessary program duplication; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carter Conway, Joan | Morgan State University | Oral |
| FAV | Keys, Phyllis | Morgan State University | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, David | Morgan State University | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, David | Morgan State University | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, David | President Morgan State University | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Zyare | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Peck, Beatrix | Maryland Independent College & University Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Peck, Beatrix | Maryland Independent College & University Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Music, Meghan | MHEC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Music, Meghan | MHEC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |