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*hb1101*
HOUSE BILL 1101
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HB 1067/21 – APP CF SB 795
By: Delegate Feldmark
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
Assigned to: Appropriations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Community Colleges and Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education – 2
Funding 3
FOR the purpose of requiring certain funding to be provided to community colleges and 4
private nonprofit institutions of higher education in certain fiscal years; and 5
generally relating to community college and private nonprofit institutions of higher 6
education funding. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Education 9
Section 16–305(c)(1)(i)12. and 13., 16–512(a)(1)(xiii) and (xiv), and 17–104(a)(1)(x) 10
and (xi) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Education 15
Section 16–305(c)(1)(i)14., 16–512(a)(1)(xv), and 17–104(a)(1)(xii) and (xiii) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Education 21
16–305. 22
(c) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (iii), (iv), and (v) of this 23
paragraph, the total State operating fund per full–time equivalent student to the 24
community colleges for each fiscal year as requested by the Governor shall be: 25 2 HOUSE BILL 1101
12. In fiscal year 2022, not less than an amount equal to 27% 1
of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time equivalent student to the 4–year 2
public institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the Commission for 3
the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article 4
in the same fiscal year; [and] 5
13. In fiscal year 2023 [and each fiscal year thereafter], not 6
less than an amount equal to 29% of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time 7
equivalent student to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in the State as 8
designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger 9
Program under Title 17 of this article in the same fiscal year; AND 10
14. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 11
THEREAFTER , NOT LESS THAN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 30% OF THE STATE’S 12
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION PE R FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT STUD ENT TO THE 13
4–YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUT IONS OF HIGHER EDUCA TION IN THE STATE AS 14
DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PU RPOSE OF ADMINISTERI NG THE 15
JOSEPH A. SELLINGER PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 17 OF THIS ARTICLE IN T HE SAME 16
FISCAL YEAR. 17
16–512. 18
(a) (1) The total State operating fund per full–time equivalent student 19
appropriated to Baltimore City Community College for each fiscal year other than fiscal 20
year 2013, as requested by the Governor shall be: 21
(xiii) In fiscal year 2022, not less than an amount equal to 66.5% of the 22
State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time equivalent student to the 4–year public 23
institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the Commission for the 24
purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in 25
the same fiscal year; [and] 26
(xiv) In fiscal year 2023 [and each fiscal year thereafter], not less than 27
an amount equal to 68.5% of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time 28
equivalent student to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in the State as 29
designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger 30
Program under Title 17 of this article in the same fiscal year; AND 31
(XV) IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 32
NOT LESS THAN AN AMO UNT EQUAL TO 69% OF THE STATE’S GENERAL FUND 33
APPROPRIATION PER FU LL–TIME EQUIVALENT STUD ENT TO THE 4–YEAR PUBLIC 34
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE AS DESIGNATED B Y THE 35
COMMISSION FOR THE PU RPOSE OF ADMINISTERI NG THE JOSEPH A. SELLINGER 36
PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 17 OF THIS ARTICLE IN T HE SAME FISCAL YEAR . 37 HOUSE BILL 1101 3
17–104. 1
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection, 2
the Maryland Higher Education Commission shall compute the amount of the annual 3
apportionment for each institution that qualifies under this subtitle by multiplying the 4
number of full–time equivalent students enrolled at the institution during the fall semester 5
of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the aid apportionment is made, as 6
determined by the Maryland Higher Education Commission by: 7
(x) In fiscal year 2020, an amount not less than 11.1% of the State’s 8
General Fund per full–time equivalent student appropriation to the 4–year public 9
institutions of higher education in this State for the same fiscal year; [and] 10
(xi) In fiscal year 2022 [and each fiscal year thereafter], an amount 11
not less than 15.5% of the State’s General Fund per full–time equivalent student 12
appropriation to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in this State for the 13
same fiscal year; 14
(XII) IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, AN AMOUNT NOT LESS T HAN 15.75% 15
OF THE STATE’S GENERAL FUND PER FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT STUD ENT 16
APPROPRIATION TO THE 4–YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUT IONS OF HIGHER EDUCA TION IN 17
THIS STATE FOR THE SAME FI SCAL YEAR; AND 18
(XIII) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 19
AN AMOUNT NOT LESS T HAN 16% OF THE STATE’S GENERAL FUND PER FULL–TIME 20
EQUIVALENT STUDENT A PPROPRIATION TO THE 4–YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUT IONS OF 21
HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE FOR THE SAME FI SCAL YEAR. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
1, 2022. 24