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SENATE BILL 498
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SB 584/21 – EHE CF HB 132
By: Senator Gallion
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Education – Student Horizon Database and Scorecard 2
(Students Right to Know Act of 2022) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with 4
certain agencies, to annually collect certain information on the military and jobs, 5
high schools, private career schools, and certain institutions of higher education in 6
the State and to create and maintain a certain Student Horizon database on the 7
Department’s website that contains the information collected; requiring the 8
Department to publish, and each local school system to distribute, the Student 9
Horizon Scorecard on or before certain dates each year; authorizing certain 10
institutions and schools to enter into certain agreements to utilize data from existing 11
reports and databases; and generally relating to the Student Horizon database and 12
Scorecard. 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Education 15
Section 7–129 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
7–129. 22
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
INDICATED. 24
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(2) “INSTITUTION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCAT ION” HAS THE 1
MEANING STATED IN § 10–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 2
(3) “PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 3
10–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 4
(4) “PUBLIC SENIOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIO N” HAS THE 5
MEANING STATED IN § 10–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 6
(B) THE DEPARTMENT , IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE MARYLAND HIGHER 7
EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND THE 8
MARYLAND LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM CENTER, SHALL: 9
(1) ANNUALLY COLLECT INFO RMATION ON: 10
(I) THE MOST IN–DEMAND JOBS IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE 11
STARTING SALARY AND EDUCATION LEVELS REQ UIRED FOR EACH JOB ; 12
(II) FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS OF POSTSECONDARY EDU CATION 13
AND PRIVATE CAREER S CHOOLS IN THE STATE, THE AVERAGE : 14
1. COST OF ATTENDANCE ; 15
2. MONTHLY STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS OF STU DENTS 16
WHO ATTENDED EACH IN STITUTION OR PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL ; 17
3. STUDENT 3–YEAR LOAN DEFAULT RA TE; 18
4. GRADUATION OR COMPLET ION RATE OF STUDENTS 19
WHO ATTENDED EACH IN STITUTION OR PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL ; AND 20
5. STARTING SALARY OF GRADUATES OR COMPLETERS 21
OF EACH INSTITUTION OR PRIVATE CAREER SC HOOL; 22
(III) FOR ALL PUBLIC SENIOR HIGHER EDUCATION 23
INSTITUTIONS, THE AVERAGE TOTAL ST UDENT LOAN DEBT OF G RADUATES OF EACH 24
INSTITUTION FOR EACH UNDERGRADUATE AND GR ADUATE DEGREE P ROGRAM AT 25
THE INSTITUTION ; 26
(IV) THE COMPLETION RATE A ND AVERAGE STARTING SALARY 27
OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FOLLOWING PRO GRAMS WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL: 28
1. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRA MS; 29 SENATE BILL 498 3
2. CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS ; AND 1
3. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ; 2
(V) THE COMPLETION RATE A ND AVERAGE STARTING SALARY 3
FOR THE FIRST TERM O F ENLISTMENT OF STUD ENTS WHO ENLIST IN T HE MILITARY; 4
AND 5
(VI) THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE STATE 6
WORKING IN AN OCCUPA TION THAT DOES NOT R EQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE ; AND 7
(2) CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SEARCHABLE STUDENT HORIZON 8
DATABASE ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE USING THE INFORMATION COLLECTE D 9
UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T HAT INCLUDES : 10
(I) THE 50 HIGHEST ENROLLED : 11
1. COLLEGE MAJORS AT EAC H PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH ER 12
EDUCATION INSTITUTIO N IN THE STATE; 13
2. VOCATIONAL AND PRIVAT E CAREER SCHOOLS IN THE 14
STATE; AND 15
3. HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AN D TECHNICAL EDUCATIO N 16
PROGRAMS IN THE STATE; 17
(II) A FUNCTION THAT ALLOWS A USER TO COMPARE AL L 18
INSTITUTIONS OF POSTSECO NDARY EDUCATION AND PRIVATE CAREER SCHOO LS BY: 19
1. AVERAGE ANNUAL COST ; 20
2. GRADUATION OR COMPLET ION RATE; 21
3. STARTING SALARY AFTER GRADUATION OR 22
COMPLETION ; 23
4. HIGHEST PAYING SALARI ES FOR THE FIVE HIGH EST 24
ENROLLED MAJ ORS OR PROGRAMS AT T HE INSTITUTION OR PR IVATE CAREER 25
SCHOOL; 26
5. FULL–TIME ENROLLMENT ; 27
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6. SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSI TY; 1
7. STUDENT RACE ; 2
8. STUDENT ETHNICITY ; 3
9. FAMILY INCOME BRACKET S; 4
10. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S SUCCESSFULLY PAYING 5
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT S; 6
11. AVERAGE TOTAL DEBT AF TER GRADUATION OR 7
COMPLETION ; 8
12. AVERAGE STUDENT DEBT AFTER GRADUATION OR 9
COMPLETION ; 10
13. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S RECEIVING FEDERAL 11
LOANS; 12
14. AVERAGE MONTHLY STUDE NT LOAN PAYMENT ; 13
15. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S NOT RETURNING AFTE R 14
THEIR FIRST YEAR ; AND 15
16. ENROLLMENT OR EMPLOYM ENT STATUS OF 16
STUDENTS 8 YEARS AFTER HIGH SCH OOL GRADUATION ; AND 17
(III) A SEARCH FUNCTION TO A LLOW A USER TO CHOOS E A 18
SPECIFIC MAJOR OR PR OGRAM AT AN INSTITUTION OF PO STSECONDARY 19
EDUCATION OR A PRIVA TE CAREER SCHOOL THA T YIELDS RESULTS ON : 20
1. THE PERCENTAGE OF STU DENTS WHO WILL 21
GRADUATE IN 6 YEARS OR LESS OR COM PLETE ON TIME; 22
2. THE PERCENTAGE OF STU DENTS EMPLOYED WITHI N 23
6 MONTHS OF GRADUAT ION OR COMPLETION WI TH AN AVERAGE STARTI NG SALARY 24
OF AN AMOUNT SELECTE D BY THE USER; 25
3. THE AVERAGE DEBT OF G RADUATES OR 26
COMPLETERS ; 27
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4. THE AVERAGE TOTAL COS T OF ATTENDANCE FOR THE 1
SELECTED MAJOR OR PR OGRAM; AND 2
5. THE AVERAGE DEBT OF S TUDENTS WHO DO NOT 3
GRADUATE OR COMPLETE THE PROGRAM . 4
(C) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 5
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBL ISH ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE A STUDENT 6
HORIZON SCORECARD THAT INCLUD ES A LIST OF: 7
(1) THE 50 HIGHEST ENROLLED MAJ ORS AMONG ALL PUBLIC SENIOR 8
HIGHER EDUCATION INS TITUTIONS IN THE STATE; 9
(2) THE 20 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CERTIF ICATE 10
PROGRAMS WITH THE HI GHEST STARTING SALAR Y AFTER GRADUATION O R 11
COMPLETION ; 12
(3) THE 25 MOST IN–DEMAND JOBS IN THE STATE AND THEIR 13
CORRESPONDING STARTI NG SALARIES AND EDUC ATION REQUIREMENTS ; AND 14
(4) THE BASE PAY , BENEFITS, AND AVERAGE SIGNING BONUS OF 15
STUDENTS WHO ENLIST IN THE MILITARY AFTE R HIGH SCHOOL GRADUA TION, 16
ALONG WITH THE NECES SARY ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY 17
SCORE BY MILITARY BR ANCH. 18
(D) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 2023, AND EACH OCTOBER 31 19
THEREAFTER , EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM SHALL DISTRIBUT E TO EACH HIGH 20
SCHOOL STUDENT THE M OST RECENT STUDENT HORIZON SCORECARD PUBLISHE D 21
ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE. 22
(E) IN ORDER TO SATISFY T HE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SECTION, AN 23
INSTITUTION OF POSTS ECONDARY EDUCATION O R A PRIVATE CAREER S CHOOL MAY 24
ENTER INTO AGREEMENT S TO INCORPORATE DAT A FROM EXISTING DATA BASES AND 25
REPORTS, INCLUDING: 26
(1) THE NATIONAL ACCREDITING COMMISSION OF CAREER ARTS 27
AND SCIENCES ANNUAL REPOR TS; 28
(2) THE INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM 29
OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS; 30
(3) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COLLEGE 31
SCORECARD; AND 32 6 SENATE BILL 498
(4) THE MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION DATA BOOKS 1
AND ANNUAL REPORTS . 2
(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMP LEMENT THIS 3
SECTION. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2022. 6