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*sb0799*
SENATE BILL 799
F2 2lr0639
SB 538/21 – B&T CF 2lr2308
By: Senator Guzzone
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers – Funding 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, beginning in a certain fiscal year, to include in 3
the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher Education Comm ission an 4
appropriation of a certain amount to fund State–mandated community college 5
tuition and residency waivers; and generally relating to community college funding 6
for State–mandated tuition and residency waivers. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Education 9
Section 16–322 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Education 15
16–322. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “QUALIFYING STUDENT ” MEANS A COMMUNITY 17
COLLEGE STUDENT WHO RECEIVES A TUITION O R RESIDENCY WAIVER A S ONE OF 18
THE FOLLOWING : 19
(1) A FOSTER CARE RECIPIEN T OR AN UNACCOMPANIE D HOMELESS 20
YOUTH UNDER § 15–106.1 OF THIS ARTICLE; 21
(2) A UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES A CTIVE DUTY MEMBER , THE 22
SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A N ARMED FORCES ACTIV E DUTY MEMBER , A UNITED STATES 23 2 SENATE BILL 799
ARMED FORCES VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN HONORAB LY DISCHARGED , OR A MEMBER 1
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD UNDER § 15–106.4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 2
(3) THE SON OR DAUGHTER O F A STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY 3
EMPLOYEE UNDER § 15–106.7 OF THIS ARTICLE; 4
(4) A SENIOR CITIZEN UNDER § 16–106(B) OF THIS TITLE; 5
(5) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY UNDER § 16–106(C) OF THIS 6
TITLE; 7
(6) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM LE ADING TO 8
LICENSURE IN NURSING UNDER § 16–310(A)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 9
(7) A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHE R UNDER § 16–310(A)(6) OF THIS 10
SUBTITLE; OR 11
(8) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRO GRAM THAT 12
THE COMMISSION DESIGNATES AS A HEALTH MANPOWER SHOR TAGE PROGRAM 13
UNDER § 16–310(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 14
(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 15
GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL FOR THE COMMISSION 16
AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO FUND STATE–MANDATED TUITION AND 17
RESIDENCY WAIVERS FO R COMMUNITY COLLEGES . 18
(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE APPROPRIA TION REQUIRED 19
UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO E ACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE S BASED ON 20
THE NUMBER OF ENROLL ED QUALIFYING STUDEN TS AT EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 21
IN PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENRO LLED QUALIFYING STUD ENTS, AS 22
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. 23
(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T ANY REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES 24
NECESSARY TO IMPLEME NT THIS SECTION. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Ac t shall take effect July 26
1, 2022. 27