Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB262 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 262
8	8	F2 2lr0465
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10	10	By: Senators Kagan and Jennings
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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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	Higher Education – Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships – Qualifications and 2
19	19	Limitations 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring applicants for a Delegate Scholarship, at the time of initial 4
22	22	application, to be domiciled in the legislative district from which the applicant is 5
23	23	seeking an award; prohibiting applicants for senatorial and Delegate Scholarships 6
24	24	from applying for awards from more than one legislative district; prohibiting 7
25	25	Senators and Delegates from awarding scholarships to relatives except under certain 8
26	26	circumstances; and generally relating to senatorial and Delegate Scholarships. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Education 11
30	30	Section 18–402, 18–407, and 18–502 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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37	37	Article – Education 17
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39	39	18–402. 18
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41	41	(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, each 19
42	42	applicant for a senatorial scholarship shall: 20
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44	44	(i) Take a competitive examination administered by the Office; and 21
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46	46	(ii) 1. Be accepted for admission in the regular undergraduate, 22
47	47	graduate, or professional program at an eligible institution; or 23
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51	51	2. Be enrolled in a 2–year terminal certificate program in 1
52	52	which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate 2
53	53	program in an eligible institution. 3
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55	55	(2) An applicant is exempt from the examination if the applicant: 4
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57	57	(i) Is attending an eligible institution and has completed at least 1 5
58	58	year in good academic standing at the institution; 6
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60	60	(ii) Graduated from high school at least 5 years before application 7
61	61	for a senatorial scholarship; 8
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63	63	(iii) Is accepted for admission to a private career institution, if the 9
64	64	institution’s curriculum is approved by the Commission, and the institution is accredited 10
65	65	by a national accrediting association approved by the United States Department of 11
66	66	Education; or 12
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68	68	(iv) Is planning to attend or is attending a Maryland community 13
69	69	college. 14
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71	71	(3) An applicant is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) of this 15
72	72	subsection if the applicant is or was enrolled in a certificate or license program, course, or 16
73	73	sequence of courses at a community college that leads to certification or licensure. 17
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75	75	(b) (1) Each applicant shall: 18
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77	77	[(1)] (I) Be eligible for in–State tuition under this article; and 19
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79	79	[(2)] (II) At the time of the applicant’s initial application, be domiciled in 20
80	80	the legislative district from which the applicant seeks an award. 21
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82	82	(2) AN APPLICANT M AY NOT APPLY FOR AN AWARD FROM MORE THAN 22
83	83	ONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 23
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85	85	(c) (1) Each applicant shall demonstrate to the Office a definite financial need, 24
86	86	and each Senator shall consider the financial need of each applicant. 25
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88	88	(2) Each Senator is the final judge of the financial need of each applicant 26
89	89	to whom the Senator awards a scholarship, and the Office may not negate the Senator’s 27
90	90	judgment or impose requirements of time or procedure. 28
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92	92	(d) Each applicant shall accept any other conditions attached to the award. 29
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94	94	18–407. 30
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98	98	(a) Each Senator shall award all of the Senator’s senatorial scholarships on or 1
99	99	before September 1 of each year. 2
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101	101	(b) If any Senator fails to award all of the Senator’s scholarships on or before 3
102	102	September 1 of each year, the Commission shall make the remaining awards to applicants 4
103	103	from the Senator’s legislative district who: 5
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105	105	(1) Scored highest on the competitive examination; or 6
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107	107	(2) Are attending an eligible institution and have completed at least 1 year 7
108	108	in good academic standing. 8
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110	110	(C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “RELATIVE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 9
111	111	§ 2–107 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 10
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113	113	(2) A SENATOR MAY NOT AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP TO A R ELATIVE 11
114	114	UNLESS: 12
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116	116	(I) THE SENATOR RECEIVES PERM ISSION FROM THE 13
117	117	PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE TO MAKE THE AWARD ; AND 14
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119	119	(II) THE SENATOR DISCLOSES THE AWARD TO THE JOINT 15
120	120	COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS. 16
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122	122	[(c)] (D) The Office shall: 17
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124	124	(1) Notify each Senator of the applicants to whom it awards the Senator’s 18
125	125	scholarships; and 19
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127	127	(2) Announce publicly the names of all recipients. 20
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129	129	[(d)] (E) To the extent a scholarship awarded under § 18–404 of this subtitle is 21
130	130	not used by a student, money appropriated to the Commission for that award not used by 22
131	131	the end of the fiscal year shall be retained by the Commission for use by the awarding 23
132	132	Senator in the Senatorial Scholarship Program during subsequent fiscal years. 24
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134	134	18–502. 25
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136	136	(a) (1) [Each] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION S (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION , 26
137	137	EACH member of the House of Delegates may select the recipients of the scholarships on 27
138	138	any basis that the Delegate considers appropriate. 28
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140	140	[(b)] (2) [A] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION S (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION , A 29
141	141	member of the House of Delegates may select any individual who is eligible for in–State 30
142	142	tuition under this article as a recipient of the scholarship. 31
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146	146	(B) (1) AT THE TIME OF AN APPLICANT’S INITIAL APPLICATIO N, THE 1
147	147	APPLICANT SHALL BE DOMICILED IN THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FROM WHICH THE 2
148	148	APPLICANT SEEKS AN A WARD. 3
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150	150	(2) AN APPLICANT M AY NOT APPLY FOR AN AWARD FROM MORE THAN 4
151	151	ONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT . 5
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153	153	(C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “RELATIVE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 6
154	154	§ 2–107 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 7
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156	156	(2) A DELEGATE MAY NOT AWAR D A SCHOLARSHIP TO A RELATIVE 8
157	157	UNLESS: 9
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159	159	(I) THE DELEGATE RECEIVES PER MISSION FROM THE 10
160	160	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO MAKE THE AWARD ; AND 11
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162	162	(II) THE DELEGATE DISCLOSES TH E AWARD TO THE JOINT 12
163	163	COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS. 13
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165	165	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 14
166	166	1, 2022. 15