Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB463 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	5	hb0463
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 463
8	8	F2 4lr1692
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10	10	By: Delegate Kerr
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Appropriations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Maryland Higher Education Commission – Demographic Data Collection – 2
19	19	Parental Status 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect 4
22	22	certain data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution 5
23	23	of higher education in the State; requiring public institutions of higher education to 6
24	24	collect and report certain demographic data from students; and generally relating to 7
25	25	public institutions of higher education and demographic data collection. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Education 10
29	29	Section 11–409 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Education 16
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38	38	11–409. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL COLLECT DATA F ROM EACH PUBLIC 18
41	41	INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION IN THE STATE ON THE PARENTAL STATUS OF 19
42	42	STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EACH INSTITUTION . 20
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44	44	(2) THE COMMISSION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC 21
45	45	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , SHALL DEVELOP QUESTIONS THAT ALLOW 22
46	46	EACH STUDENT TO IDEN TIFY: 23
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 463
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50	50	(I) WHETHER THE STUDENT I S A PARENT, ACTING AS A 1
51	51	PARENT, OR A LEGAL GUARDIAN ; 2
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53	53	(II) THE AGE OF THE CHILDREN FOR WHICH THE STUDEN T HAS 3
54	54	RESPONSIBILIT Y; AND 4
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56	56	(III) THE TYPE OF CAREGIVIN G RESPONSIBILITIES , INCLUDING 5
57	57	WHETHER THE STUDENT : 6
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59	59	1. IS A SINGLE PARENT ; OR 7
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61	61	2. SHARES PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH 8
62	62	SOMEONE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD OR A DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD . 9
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64	64	(B) (1) EACH PUBLIC INSTITUTION O F HIGHER EDUCATION S HALL PLACE 10
65	65	THE QUESTIONS DEVELOPED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ON ONE OR 11
66	66	MORE FORMS THAT ARE USED BY THE INSTITUT ION TO COLLECT DEMOG RAPHIC 12
67	67	DATA FROM STUDENTS . 13
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69	69	(2) EACH PUBLIC INSTITUTI ON OF HIGHER EDUCAT ION SHALL MAKE 14
70	70	THE DATA COLLECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION A VAILABLE TO 15
71	71	THE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT DETERMINE D BY THE 16
72	72	COMMISSION UNDER SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION. 17
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74	74	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THIS 18
75	75	SECTION, INCLUDING: 19
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77	77	(1) ESTABLISHING A COMMON FORMAT AND TIME FRAME FOR THE 20
78	78	COLLECTION AND REPOR TING OF THE DATA REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND 21
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80	80	(2) A REQUIREMENT THAT T HE COLLECTION OF PAR ENTAL STATUS 22
81	81	DATA BE INCLUDED WIT H THE COLLECTION OF OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC DAT A. 23
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83	83	(D) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025, AND EACH SEPTEMBER 1 24
84	84	THEREAFTER , THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE SENATE BUDGET 25
85	85	AND TAXATION COMMITTEE, THE SENATE EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE 26
86	86	ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, IN 27
87	87	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THAT 28
88	88	SUMMARIZES THE DATA COLLECTED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS SECTION. 29
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90	90	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30
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