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Maryland Higher Education Commission

Bills
49
29 for · 1 against · 21 info
Got their outcome
50%
14 of 28 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file

What this organization does in Annapolis

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Testimony history

2026 Regular Session8 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 231
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
FAVQuiroz-Livanis, ElenaEnacted
HB 700
Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study
FWAPDFQuiroz-Livanis, ElenaDid not advance
HB 877
Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report
FWAPDFQuiroz-Livanis, ElenaDid not advance
HB 900
Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program
FAVPDFKing-Sheridan, KarenDid not advance
HB 900
Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program
FAVPDFKing-Sheridan, KarenDid not advance
HB 919
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
INFOPDFKing-Sheridan, KarenEnacted
SB 207
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
FAVQuiroz-Livanis, ElenaEnacted
SB 657
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
INFOPDFKing-Sheridan, KarenEnacted
2025 Regular Session13 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 473
Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
HB 611
Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act)
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 704
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
HB 762
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Higher Education Goals - Revisions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 762
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Higher Education Goals - Revisions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 912
Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 1090
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 1138
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising
UNFPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
SB 269
Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
SB 552
Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Financial Aid Application
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
SB 597
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
SB 690
Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
SB 713
Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act)
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
2024 Regular Session6 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 529
Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Veterans - Number of Eligible Recipients
FAVPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
HB 607
Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
HB 901
Higher Education - Part-Time Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Alterations
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
HB 1244
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements
FWAPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
SB 967
Higher Education - Part-Time Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Alterations
FAVPDFColey, DerrickEnacted
SB 1022
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements
FWAPDFColey, DerrickDid not advance
2023 Regular Session10 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 143
Career and Technical Education Committee - Alterations
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
HB 488
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
HB 573
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment
FWADavis, SadeEnacted
HB 923
Higher Education - Appointment of Secretary and Student Financial Assistance - Accommodations at Public Institutions for Religious Beliefs
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
HB 1290
Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform
FAVPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 248
Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
SB 263
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment
FWAPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
SB 482
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 662
Higher Education - Appointment of Secretary and Student Financial Assistance - Accommodations at Public Institutions for Religious Beliefs
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 959
Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform
FAVPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
2022 Regular Session14 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 9
Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Eligibility for Stepchildren
FAVPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
HB 132
Education - Student Horizon Database and Scorecard (Students Right to Know Act of 2022)
INFOPDFTowers, LeeWithdrawn
HB 220
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Requiring License to Practice and Other Revisions
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
HB 541
Career and Technical Education Committee - Alterations
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
HB 966
Higher Education - Academic Credit for Prior Learning Examinations - Policies and Procedures
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
HB 1029
Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
HB 1030
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Procedures and Operations - Alterations
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
SB 37
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Requiring License to Practice and Other Revisions
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
SB 152
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Transcript Requests by Students With Unpaid Student Account Balances
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 478
Career and Technical Education Committee - Alterations
INFOPDFTowers, LeeVetoed
SB 501
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Procedures and Operations - Alterations
INFOPDFTowers, LeeEnacted
SB 540
Higher Education - Transfer Platform - Established (Transfer With Success Act 2.0)
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 620
Higher Education – Articulation Agreements and Transfer Procedures – Workgroup Study (Maryland Articulation and Transfer Act)
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance
SB 912
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations and Appropriation (Maryland Student Investment Act)
INFOPDFTowers, LeeDid not advance