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