Organization on the record
Maryland Independent College and University Association
Bills
115
97 for · 7 against · 26 info
Got their outcome
57%
51 of 89 decided
Lobbyists hired
5
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$466,527
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2025 Regular Session25 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 80 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 86 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 145 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 552 Higher Education - Drug Detection Products - Distribution and Report | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Higher Education Goals - Revisions | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Higher Education Goals - Revisions | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 912 Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 920 Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | UNFPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 920 Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | UNFPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 1090 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 1090 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 1462 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 1474 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 1474 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 9 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval - Revisions | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 9 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval - Revisions | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 190 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 303 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 429 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 435 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators (Remove Discrimination in Education Act) | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 789 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 847 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 889 Criminal Law - Distribution of Students' Personal Information - Prohibition | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session34 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4 Institutions of Higher Education - Admissions Standards - Prohibition on Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 92 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 209 Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 407 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 431 Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 529 Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Veterans - Number of Eligible Recipients | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 569 Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 582 Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 634 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Student Information – United States Census Bureau | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 660 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 708 Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | UNFPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 726 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 945 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 1087 Institutions of Higher Education - Online Gambling - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 1244 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 169 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 362 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 395 Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 395 Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 411 Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 444 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Student Information - United States Census Bureau | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 444 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Student Information - United States Census Bureau | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 473 Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 473 Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 543 Institutions of Higher Education - Admissions Standards - Prohibition on Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 620 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 620 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 623 Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 626 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 1022 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 1022 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 357 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 416 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Passed both chambers |
| HB 416 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Passed both chambers |
| HB 452 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 522 Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | UNFPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| HB 546 Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Passed both chambers |
| HB 573 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 781 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 923 Higher Education - Appointment of Secretary and Student Financial Assistance - Accommodations at Public Institutions for Religious Beliefs | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| HB 1129 Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program – Funding | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 154 Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 186 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 248 Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 263 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | FWAPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 353 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | INFOPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 549 Economic Development – Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program and Fund (Innovation Economy Infrastructure Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 551 Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
| SB 662 Higher Education - Appointment of Secretary and Student Financial Assistance - Accommodations at Public Institutions for Religious Beliefs | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Did not advance |
| SB 699 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | FAVPDF | Power, Matt | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session30 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 24 Cybersecurity Scholarship Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 37 Education – Educational Interpreter – Certification Requirements | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 132 Education - Student Horizon Database and Scorecard (Students Right to Know Act of 2022) | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Withdrawn |
| HB 250 Private Well Safety Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 250 Private Well Safety Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 255 Maryland Internship Opportunities Program - Creation and Income Tax Credit | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 279 Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 598 Higher Education - Transfer Platform - Established (Transfer With Success Act 2.0) | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 648 Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 734 Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations and Appropriation (Maryland Student Investment Act) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 899 Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 1027 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 1029 Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 1030 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Procedures and Operations - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 1101 Community Colleges and Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education – Funding | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 1334 Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Cybersecurity | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 4 Cybersecurity Scholarship Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 66 Labor and Employment - Hiring - Education Requirements (Give Me A Chance - Job Opportunities Act of 2022) | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 152 Public Institutions of Higher Education - Transcript Requests by Students With Unpaid Student Account Balances | UNFPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 370 Education - Educational Interpreter - Certification Requirements | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 501 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Procedures and Operations - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 540 Higher Education - Transfer Platform - Established (Transfer With Success Act 2.0) | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 620 Higher Education – Articulation Agreements and Transfer Procedures – Workgroup Study (Maryland Articulation and Transfer Act) | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 654 Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 706 Nonpublic Educational Programs - Children With Disabilities - Costs of Teacher Salaries | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 753 Education and Labor and Employment - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program and Workforce Development for Cybersecurity | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Passed both chambers |
| SB 782 Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 795 Community Colleges and Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education – Funding | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations and Appropriation (Maryland Student Investment Act) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session22 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 98 Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Pilot Program - Alterations (Maryland College Access Act) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 307 Maryland Technology Internship Program - Qualifications for Participation - Alterations | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 336 Private Institutions of Higher Education - Police Departments - Repeal and Prohibition | UNFPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 466 Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Required Information | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Vetoed |
| HB 589 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 658 Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| HB 792 Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| HB 836 COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Vetoed |
| HB 1208 Task Force to Study Academic Credit for Prior Learning in Higher Education | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 66 Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 405 Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Required Information | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 444 Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 464 Education – Educational Interpreter – Certification Requirements | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 493 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 538 Community Colleges and Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Funding | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 741 COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Vetoed |
| SB 767 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 904 Sales and Use Tax - Study on Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Did not advance |
| SB 909 Capital Projects - Minority Business Enterprise Goals | INFOPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 909 Capital Projects - Minority Business Enterprise Goals | FWAPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 927 Institutions of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Incentive Payments - Foreign Student Exemption | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |
| SB 927 Institutions of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Incentive Payments - Foreign Student Exemption | FAVPDF | Fidler, Sara | Enacted |