Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1102 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1102
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1102
8	8	F2 2lr2308
9	9	HB 1067/21 – APP CF SB 799
10	10	By: Delegate Feldmark
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Appropriations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers – Funding 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, beginning in a certain fiscal year, to include in 3
21	21	the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher Education Commis sion an 4
22	22	appropriation of a certain amount to fund State–mandated community college 5
23	23	tuition and residency waivers; and generally relating to community college funding 6
24	24	for State–mandated tuition and residency waivers. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 16–322 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	16–322. 16
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39	39	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “QUALIFYING STUDENT ” MEANS A COMMUNITY 17
40	40	COLLEGE STUDENT WHO RECEIVES A TUITION O R RESIDENCY WAIVER A S ONE OF 18
41	41	THE FOLLOWING : 19
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43	43	(1) A FOSTER CARE RECIPIEN T OR AN UNACCOMPANIE D HOMELESS 20
44	44	YOUTH UNDER § 15–106.1 OF THIS ARTICLE; 21
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46	46	(2) A UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES A CTIVE DUTY MEMBER , THE 22
47	47	SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A N ARMED FORCES ACTIV E DUTY MEMBER , A UNITED STATES 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1102
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50	50	ARMED FORCES VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN HONORAB LY DISCHARGED , OR A MEMBER 1
51	51	OF THE NATIONAL GUARD UNDER § 15–106.4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 2
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53	53	(3) THE SON OR DAUGHTER O F A STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY 3
54	54	EMPLOYEE UNDER § 15–106.7 OF THIS ARTICLE; 4
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56	56	(4) A SENIOR CITIZEN UNDER § 16–106(B) OF THIS TITLE; 5
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58	58	(5) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY UNDER § 16–106(C) OF THIS 6
59	59	TITLE; 7
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61	61	(6) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM LEADING TO 8
62	62	LICENSURE IN NURSING U NDER § 16–310(A)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 9
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64	64	(7) A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHE R UNDER § 16–310(A)(6) OF THIS 10
65	65	SUBTITLE; OR 11
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67	67	(8) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRO GRAM THAT 12
68	68	THE COMMISSION DESIGNATES AS A HEALTH MANPOWER SHORTAGE PROGRAM 13
69	69	UNDER § 16–310(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 14
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71	71	(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 15
72	72	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL FOR THE COMMISSION 16
73	73	AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO FUND STATE–MANDATED TUITION AND 17
74	74	RESIDENCY WAIVERS FO R COMMUNITY COLLEGES . 18
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76	76	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE APPROPRIA TION REQUIRED 19
77	77	UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO E ACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE S BASED ON 20
78	78	THE NUMBER OF ENROLL ED QUALIFYING STUDEN TS AT EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 21
79	79	IN PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENROLLED QUA LIFYING STUDENTS , AS 22
80	80	DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. 23
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82	82	(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T ANY REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES 24
83	83	NECESSARY TO IMPLEME NT THIS SECTION. 25
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85	85	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
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