EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 560
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CF HB 385
By: Senators Feldman and Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Economic Development Corporation – Student Housing 2
Requirements – Leases and Health or Safety Emergencies 3
FOR the purpose of requiring certain residential leases between the Maryland Economic 4
Development Corporation and certain students living in student housing owned by 5
the Corporation to be presented in a certain manner and include a certain notice; 6
requiring the Corporation to give certain notice and abide by certain protocols 7
regarding University System of Maryland students living in student housing owned 8
by the Corporation if the University closes the institution or center the student 9
attends due to a health or safety emergency; and generally relating to the Maryland 10
Economic Development Corporation and requirements for student housing. 11
BY renumbering 12
Article – Economic Development 13
Section 10–131 and 10–132, respectively 14
to be Section 10–133 and 10–134, respectively 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
BY adding to 18
Article – Economic Development 19
Section 10–131 and 10–132 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 22
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
That Section(s) 10–131 and 10–132, respectively, of Article – Economic Development of the 24
Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 10 –133 and 10–134, 25
respectively. 26
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2
Article – Economic Development 3
10–131. 4
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT ” MEANS 5
A RESIDENCE HALL , DORMITORY , OR OTHER HOUSING UNI TS ESTABLISHED UNDER 6
THIS SUBTITLE. 7
(B) A RESIDENTIAL LEASE BE TWEEN THE CORPORATION AND A STU DENT 8
LIVING IN A CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT SHALL: 9
(1) HAVE AT LEAST ONE CO NSPICUOUS REFERENCE TO THE 10
CORPORATION ON THE SI GNATURE PAGE ; AND 11
(2) MAKE EACH REFERENCE TO THE CORPORATION IN BOLD T YPE 12
AND OTHERWISE EMPHAS IZED. 13
(C) THE CORPORATION SHALL INC LUDE AN ADDITIONAL N OTICE WITH A 14
CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT RESID ENTIAL LEASE THAT : 15
(1) STATES THAT THE CORPORATION IS THE LA NDLORD OF THE 16
CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT ; AND 17
(2) PROVIDES CONTACT INF ORMATION FOR THE MAN AGEMENT 18
COMPANY OF THE CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT. 19
10–132. 20
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
INDICATED. 22
(2) “CENTER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 12–101 OF THE 23
EDUCATION ARTICLE. 24
(3) “CONSTITUENT INSTITUTI ON” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 25
12–101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 26
(4) “CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING 27
STATED IN § 10–131 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 28
SENATE BILL 560 3
(5) “HEALTH OR SAFETY EMER GENCY” MEANS AN IMMINENT TH REAT 1
OR OCCURRENCE OF SEV ERE OR WIDESPREAD LO SS OF LIFE, INJURY, OR OTHER 2
HEALTH IMPACTS , PROPERTY DAMAGE OR D ESTRUCTION, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC 3
DISRUPTION, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DEG RADATION FROM NATURA L, 4
TECHNOLOGICAL , OR HUMAN–MADE CAUSES . 5
(6) “STUDENT–RESIDENT” MEANS A STUDENT WHO : 6
(I) IS ENROLLED AT A CON STITUENT INSTITUTION OR A 7
CENTER; AND 8
(II) ENTERS INTO A RESIDE NTIAL LEASE WITH THE 9
CORPORATION TO LIVE I N A CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING PROJECT . 10
(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A CORPORATION STUDENT H OUSING 11
PROJECT AT A CONSTIT UENT INSTITUTION OR A CENTER. 12
(C) IF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND CLOSES A CON STITUENT 13
INSTITUTION OR A CEN TER DUE TO A HEALTH OR SAFETY EMERGENCY , THE 14
CORPORATION SHALL : 15
(1) GIVE STUDENT–RESIDENTS THE SAME N OTICE TO VACATE THAT IS 16
GIVEN TO A RESIDENT OF STUDENT HOUSING O WNED BY THE CONSTITU ENT 17
INSTITUTION OR CENTER ; AND 18
(2) ABIDE BY THE SAME LE ASE RELEASE PROTOCOL S THAT ARE IN 19
PLACE FOR A RESIDENT OF STUDENT HOUSING O WNED BY THE CONSTITU ENT 20
INSTITUTION OR CENTE R. 21
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 22
apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 23
application to any student–housing contracts entered into by the Maryland Economic 24
Development Corporation before the effective date of this Act. 25
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26
1, 2022. 27