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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 363 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 363 | |
| 5 | - | (House Bill 4) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 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. | |
| 8 | + | *hb0004* | |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 9 | - | Institutions of Higher Education – Admissions Standards – Prohibition on | |
| 10 | - | Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference | |
| 10 | + | HOUSE BILL 4 | |
| 11 | + | F2 4lr0560 | |
| 12 | + | (PRE–FILED) CF SB 543 | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegate J. Lewis | |
| 14 | + | Requested: August 30, 2023 | |
| 15 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 | |
| 16 | + | Assigned to: Appropriations | |
| 17 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | + | Read second time: February 13, 2024 | |
| 11 | 20 | ||
| 12 | - | FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain institutions of higher education from considering a | |
| 13 | - | legacy preference or donor preference as an eligible criterion for admissions | |
| 14 | - | standards at the institution; and generally relating to admissions standards and | |
| 15 | - | institutions of higher education. | |
| 21 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 16 | 22 | ||
| 17 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 18 | - | Article – Education | |
| 19 | - | Section 10–101(a) and (h) | |
| 20 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 21 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 23 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 22 | 24 | ||
| 23 | - | BY adding to | |
| 24 | - | Article – Education | |
| 25 | - | Section 26–901 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Consideration of Legacy | |
| 26 | - | Preference Preferences in the Admissions Process” | |
| 27 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 28 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 25 | + | Institutions of Higher Education – Admissions Standards – Prohibition on 2 | |
| 26 | + | Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference 3 | |
| 29 | 27 | ||
| 30 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 31 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 28 | + | FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain institutions of higher education from considering a 4 | |
| 29 | + | legacy preference or donor preference as an eligible criterion for admissions 5 | |
| 30 | + | standards at the institution; and generally relating to admissions standards and 6 | |
| 31 | + | institutions of higher education. 7 | |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | - | Article – Education | |
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Education 9 | |
| 35 | + | Section 10–101(a) and (h) 10 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 37 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12 | |
| 34 | 38 | ||
| 35 | - | 10–101. | |
| 39 | + | BY adding to 13 | |
| 40 | + | Article – Education 14 | |
| 41 | + | Section 26–901 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Consideration of Legacy 15 | |
| 42 | + | Preference Preferences in the Admissions Process” 16 | |
| 43 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 44 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18 | |
| 36 | 45 | ||
| 37 | - | (a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 | |
| 47 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 | |
| 48 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 4 | |
| 38 | 49 | ||
| 39 | - | (h) (1) “Institution of higher education” means an institution of postsecondary | |
| 40 | - | education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, and awards | |
| 41 | - | degrees at either the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level. | |
| 42 | 50 | ||
| 43 | - | (2) “Institution of higher education” includes public, private nonprofit, and | |
| 44 | - | for–profit institutions of higher education. | |
| 51 | + | Article – Education 1 | |
| 45 | 52 | ||
| 46 | - | SUBTITLE 9. CONSIDERATION OF LEGACY PREFERENCE PREFERENCES IN THE | |
| 47 | - | ADMISSIONS PROCESS. | |
| 48 | - | Ch. 363 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 53 | + | 10–101. 2 | |
| 49 | 54 | ||
| 50 | - | – 2 – | |
| 51 | - | 26–901. | |
| 55 | + | (a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. 3 | |
| 52 | 56 | ||
| 53 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS | |
| 54 | - | INDICATED. | |
| 57 | + | (h) (1) “Institution of higher education” means an institution of postsecondary 4 | |
| 58 | + | education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, and awards 5 | |
| 59 | + | degrees at either the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level. 6 | |
| 55 | 60 | ||
| 56 | - | (2) “DONOR PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFERENCE G IVEN TO AN | |
| 57 | - | APPLICANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF HIGHER ED UCATION BY THE INSTI TUTION BASED | |
| 58 | - | ON THE APPLICANT ’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO A PERSON WHO PROVIDES | |
| 59 | - | FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTION . | |
| 61 | + | (2) “Institution of higher education” includes public, private nonprofit, and 7 | |
| 62 | + | for–profit institutions of higher education. 8 | |
| 60 | 63 | ||
| 61 | - | (3) “LEGACY LEGACY PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFE RENCE GIVEN | |
| 62 | - | TO AN APPLICANT TO A N INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION BY THE INSTITUTION | |
| 63 | - | BASED ON THE APPLICA NT’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO AN ALUM OF TH E | |
| 64 | - | INSTITUTION. | |
| 64 | + | SUBTITLE 9. CONSIDERATION OF LEGACY PREFERENCE PREFERENCES IN THE 9 | |
| 65 | + | ADMISSIONS PROCESS. 10 | |
| 65 | 66 | ||
| 66 | - | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN | |
| 67 | - | THE STATE THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDS. | |
| 67 | + | 26–901. 11 | |
| 68 | 68 | ||
| 69 | - | (C) (1) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY NO T CONSIDER A | |
| 70 | - | LEGACY PREFERENCE OR DONOR PREFERENCE AS AN ELIGIBLE CRITE RION FOR | |
| 71 | - | ADMISSION STANDARDS TO THE INSTITUTION . | |
| 69 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 12 | |
| 70 | + | INDICATED. 13 | |
| 72 | 71 | ||
| 73 | - | (2) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY AS K APPLICANTS | |
| 74 | - | TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT FA MILIAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ALUMS OF THE | |
| 75 | - | INSTITUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIN G DATA. | |
| 72 | + | (2) “DONOR PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFERENCE G IVEN TO AN 14 | |
| 73 | + | APPLICANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF HIGHER ED UCATION BY THE INSTI TUTION BASED 15 | |
| 74 | + | ON THE APPLICANT ’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO A PERSON WHO PROVIDES 16 | |
| 75 | + | FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTION . 17 | |
| 76 | 76 | ||
| 77 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July | |
| 78 | - | 1, 2024. | |
| 77 | + | (3) “LEGACY LEGACY PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFE RENCE GIVEN 18 | |
| 78 | + | TO AN APPLICANT TO A N INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION BY THE INSTITUTION 19 | |
| 79 | + | BASED ON THE APPLICA NT’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO AN ALUM OF TH E 20 | |
| 80 | + | INSTITUTION. 21 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024. | |
| 82 | + | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN 22 | |
| 83 | + | THE STATE THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDS. 23 | |
| 84 | + | ||
| 85 | + | (C) (1) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY NO T CONSIDER A 24 | |
| 86 | + | LEGACY PREFERENCE OR DONOR PREFERENCE AS AN ELIGIBLE CRITE RION FOR 25 | |
| 87 | + | ADMISSION STANDARDS TO THE INSTITUTION . 26 | |
| 88 | + | ||
| 89 | + | (2) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY AS K APPLICANTS 27 | |
| 90 | + | TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT FA MILIAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ALUMS OF THE 28 | |
| 91 | + | INSTITUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIN G DATA. 29 | |
| 92 | + | ||
| 93 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 94 | + | 1, 2024. 31 |