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