Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB799 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		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 799
11	8		F2 2lr0639
12		-	SB 538/21 – B&T CF HB 1102
13		-	By: Senator Guzzone Senators Guzzone, Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Elfreth,
14		-	Griffith, Jackson, King, McCray, Rosapepe, Salling, Young, and Zucker
	9	+	SB 538/21 – B&T CF 2lr2308
	10	+	By: Senator Guzzone
15	11		Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
16	12		Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 4, 2022
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	18		Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers – Funding 2
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27		-	FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, beginning in a certain fiscal year for certain 3
28		-	fiscal years, to include in the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher 4
29		-	Education Commission an appropriation of a certain amount to fund 5
30		-	State–mandated community college tuition and residency waivers; and generally 6
31		-	relating to community college funding for State–mandated tuition and residency 7
32		-	waivers. 8
	20	+	FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, beginning in a certain fiscal year, to include in 3
	21	+	the annual State budget for the Maryland Higher Education Comm ission an 4
	22	+	appropriation of a certain amount to fund State–mandated community college 5
	23	+	tuition and residency waivers; and generally relating to community college funding 6
	24	+	for State–mandated tuition and residency waivers. 7
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34		-	BY adding to 9
35		-	Article – Education 10
36		-	Section 16–322 11
37		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38		-	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
	26	+	BY adding to 8
	27	+	Article – Education 9
	28	+	Section 16–322 10
	29	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
	30	+	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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40		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
41		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
	32	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
	33	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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43		-	Article – Education 16
	35	+	Article – Education 15
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45		-	16–322. 17
46		-	2 SENATE BILL 799
	37	+	16–322. 16
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	39	+	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “QUALIFYING STUDENT ” MEANS A COMMUNITY 17
	40	+	COLLEGE STUDENT WHO RECEIVES A TUITION O R RESIDENCY WAIVER A S ONE OF 18
	41	+	THE FOLLOWING : 19
	42	+
	43	+	(1) A FOSTER CARE RECIPIEN T OR AN UNACCOMPANIE D HOMELESS 20
	44	+	YOUTH UNDER § 15–106.1 OF THIS ARTICLE; 21
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	46	+	(2) A UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES A CTIVE DUTY MEMBER , THE 22
	47	+	SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A N ARMED FORCES ACTIV E DUTY MEMBER , A UNITED STATES 23 2 SENATE BILL 799
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49		-	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “QUALIFYING STUDENT ” MEANS A COMMUNITY 1
50		-	COLLEGE STUDENT WHO RECEIVES A TUITION O R RESIDENCY WAIVER A S ONE OF 2
51		-	THE FOLLOWING : 3
	50	+	ARMED FORCES VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN HONORAB LY DISCHARGED , OR A MEMBER 1
	51	+	OF THE NATIONAL GUARD UNDER § 15–106.4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 2
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53		-	(1) A ~~FOSTER CARE RECIPIEN T~~ OR ~~AN UNACCOMPANIE D HOMELESS 4~~
54		-	~~YOUTH~~ UNDER § 15–106.1 OF THIS ARTICLE; 5
	53	+	(3) THE SON OR DAUGHTER O F A STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY 3
	54	+	EMPLOYEE UNDER § 15–106.7 OF THIS ARTICLE; 4
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56		-	(2) A UNITED STATES ARMED FORC ES ACTIVE DUTY MEMBE R, THE 6
57		-	SPOUSE OR CHILD OF A N ARMED FORCES ACTIV E DUTY MEMBER , A UNITED STATES 7
58		-	ARMED FORCES VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN HONORAB LY DISCHARGED , OR A MEMBER 8
59		-	OF THE NATIONAL GUARD UNDER § 15–106.4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 9
	56	+	(4) A SENIOR CITIZEN UNDER § 16–106(B) OF THIS TITLE; 5
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61		-	(3) ~~THE SON OR DAUGHTER O F~~ A ~~STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY 10~~
62		-	~~EMPLOYEE UNDER § 15–106.~~7 ~~OF THIS ARTICLE; 11~~
	58	+	(5) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY UNDER § 16–106(C) OF THIS 6
	59	+	TITLE; 7
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64		-	(4) A SENIOR CITIZEN UNDER § 16–106(B) OF THIS TITLE; 12
	61	+	(6) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM LE ADING TO 8
	62	+	LICENSURE IN NURSING UNDER § 16–310(A)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 9
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66		-	(5) ~~AN INDIVIDUAL WITH~~ A ~~DISABILITY~~ UNDER § 16–~~106~~(C) OF THIS 13
67		-	~~TITLE~~; 14
	64	+	(7) A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHE R UNDER § 16–310(A)(6) OF THIS 10
	65	+	SUBTITLE; OR 11
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69		-	(6) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM LEADING TO 15
70		-	LICENSURE IN NURSING UNDER § 16–310(A)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 16
	67	+	(8) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRO GRAM THAT 12
	68	+	THE COMMISSION DESIGNATES AS A HEALTH MANPOWER SHOR TAGE PROGRAM 13
	69	+	UNDER § 16–310(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 14
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72		-	(7) A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHE R UNDER § 16–310(A)(6) OF THIS 17
73		-	SUBTITLE; OR 18
	71	+	(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 15
	72	+	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL FOR THE COMMISSION 16
	73	+	AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO FUND STATE–MANDATED TUITION AND 17
	74	+	RESIDENCY WAIVERS FO R COMMUNITY COLLEGES . 18
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75		-	(8) A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRO GRAM THAT 19
76		-	THE COMMISSION DESIGNATES AS A HEALTH MANPOWER SHORTAGE PRO GRAM 20
77		-	UNDER § 16–310(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 21
	76	+	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE APPROPRIA TION REQUIRED 19
	77	+	UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO E ACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE S BASED ON 20
	78	+	THE NUMBER OF ENROLL ED QUALIFYING STUDEN TS AT EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 21
	79	+	IN PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENRO LLED QUALIFYING STUD ENTS, AS 22
	80	+	DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. 23
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79		-	(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER EACH OF 22
80		-	FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE 23
81		-	ANNUAL BUDGET BILL F OR THE COMMISSION AN APPROPR IATION OF $10,000,000 24
82		-	TO FUND STATE–MANDATED TUITION AND RESIDENCY WAIVERS FO R COMMUNITY 25
83		-	COLLEGES. 26
	82	+	(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T ANY REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES 24
	83	+	NECESSARY TO IMPLEME NT THIS SECTION. 25
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85		-	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE APPROPRIA TION REQUIRED 27
86		-	UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION TO E ACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE S BASED ON 28
87		-	THE NUMBER OF ENROLL ED QUALIFYING STUDEN TS AT EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 29
88		-	IN PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENRO LLED QUALIFYING STUD ENTS, AS 30
89		-	DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. 31
	85	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Ac t shall take effect July 26
	86	+	1, 2022. 27
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91		-	(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T ANY REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES 32
92		-	NECESSARY TO IMPLEME NT THIS SECTION. 33 SENATE BILL 799 3
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96		-	(E) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2023, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 THROUGH 1
97		-	DECEMBER 1, 2026, THE COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT TO THE GENERAL 2
98		-	ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, 3
99		-	ON THE NUMBER OF STU DENTS RECEIVING A TU ITION OR RESIDENCY W AIVER FOR 4
100		-	EACH CATEGORY LISTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION FOR EACH 5
101		-	COMMUNITY COLLEGE AN D THE AMOUNT OF FUND S PROVIDED TO EACH 6
102		-	COMMUNITY COLLEGE UN DER THIS SECTION . 7
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104		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
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111		-	Approved:
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113		-	Governor.
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115		-	President of the Senate.
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117		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.