Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB611 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	hb0611
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 611
8	8	F2 5lr1123
9	9	CF 5lr1906
10	10	By: Delegates Wolek, Forbes, Ghrist, Harris, Smith, and Solomon
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
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	Institutions of Higher Education – Mandatory Disclosures for New and 2
19	19	Prospective Students 3
20	20	(Informed Enrollment Act) 4
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22	22	FOR the purpose of requiring institutions of higher education in the State to provide certain 5
23	23	information to prospective students and display and present the information in a 6
24	24	certain manner; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to make 7
25	25	certain data available to institutions of higher education in the State under certain 8
26	26	circumstances; and generally relating to the provision of information to new and 9
27	27	prospective students at institutions of higher education. 10
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29	29	BY adding to 11
30	30	Article – Education 12
31	31	Section 15–140 13
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33	33	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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38	38	Article – Education 18
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40	40	15–140. 19
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42	42	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 20
43	43	2026, EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE THAT ADMITS 21
44	44	FIRST–TIME UNDERGRADUATE S TUDENTS SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY ON ITS 22
45	45	PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT WEBSITE A LINK TO THE U.S. 23
46	46	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COLLEGE SCORECARD WEBSITE . 24
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 611
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50	50	(B) EACH INSTITUTION SHAL L: 1
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52	52	(1) INCLUDE WITH THE LINK REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF 2
53	53	THIS SECTION AN EXPLANATION OF TH E RESOURCE AND THE I NFORMATION IT 3
54	54	PROVIDES AS IT RELAT ES TO: 4
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56	56	(I) COST OF ATTENDANCE ; 5
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58	58	(II) GRADUATION RATES ; 6
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60	60	(III) SALARY OUTCOMES ; AND 7
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62	62	(IV) DEBT OUTCOMES ; AND 8
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64	64	(2) SHARE THE INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND TH E 9
65	65	INFORMATION ON THE I NSTITUTION’S WEBSITES: 10
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67	67	(I) DURING INCOMING STUDENT ORI ENTATION AND 11
68	68	RECRUITMENT EVENTS ; 12
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70	70	(II) IN RELATED RECRUITMENT MATERIALS; AND 13
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72	72	(III) REGULARLY WITH : 14
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74	74	1. PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND THEIR GUARDIANS OR 15
75	75	PARENTS; 16
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77	77	2. NEW INCOMING STUDENT S; 17
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79	79	3. CURRENT STUDENTS ; 18
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81	81	4. ACADEMIC ADVISORS ; AND 19
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83	83	5. CAMPUS CAREER COUNSEL ORS. 20
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85	85	(C) AS APPLICABLE, EACH INSTITUTION SHA LL SHARE THE LINK AN D 21
86	86	EXPLANATION S REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION ON: 22
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88	88	(1) THE INSTITUTION ’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOU NTS AT LEAST ONCE 23
89	89	EACH SEMESTER ; AND 24
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91	91	(2) THE WEBSITE FOR THE I NSTITUTION’S CAMPUS CA REER CENTER . 25
92	92	HOUSE BILL 611 3
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95	95	(D) (1) IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISCONTINUE S THE 1
96	96	OPERATION OF THE COLLEGE SCORECARD, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE THE 2
97	97	DATA REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AVAI LABLE TO 3
98	98	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION IN THE STATE. 4
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100	100	(2) IN COMPILING THE DATA UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N, THE 5
101	101	COMMISSION SHALL : 6
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103	103	(I) COLLABORATE WITH INST ITUTIONS OF HIGHER 7
104	104	EDUCATION; AND 8
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106	106	(II) USE DATA MAINTAINED B Y: 9
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108	108	1. THE COMMISSION; 10
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110	110	2. THE MARYLAND LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM; AND 11
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112	112	3. OTHER RELATED SOURCES . 12
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114	114	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
115	115	1, 2025. 14
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