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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING 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. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0762* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 762 | |
| 11 | 8 | F2 5lr0395 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF 5lr0396 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request – Departmental – Higher | |
| 14 | 11 | Education Commission) | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Appropriations | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Maryland Higher Education Commission – Higher Education Goals – Revisions 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law establishing certain goals of the 3 | |
| 28 | 22 | State regarding postsecondary degree attainment; requiring the Maryland Higher 4 | |
| 29 | 23 | Education Commission to set certain goals for the State for certain higher education 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | policy areas; and generally relating to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Education 8 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 10–205 9 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 39 | 33 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 40 | 34 | ||
| 41 | 35 | Article – Education 14 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | 10–205. 15 | |
| 44 | 38 | ||
| 45 | 39 | [(a) It is the goal of the State that at least 55% of Maryland’s adults age 25 to 64 16 | |
| 46 | 40 | will hold at least an associate’s degree by the year 2025. 17 | |
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| 42 | + | (b) It is the goal of the State that all degree–seeking students enrolled in a public 18 | |
| 43 | + | community college earn an associate’s degree before leaving the community college or 19 | |
| 44 | + | transferring to a public senior higher education institution.] 20 | |
| 47 | 45 | 2 HOUSE BILL 762 | |
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| 48 | + | [(c)] (A) Institutions of higher education should utilize educational resources to 1 | |
| 49 | + | provide the greatest possible benefit to the citizens of the State and to foster economic 2 | |
| 50 | + | development. 3 | |
| 53 | 51 | ||
| 54 | - | [(c)] (A) Institutions of higher education should utilize educational resources to 4 | |
| 55 | - | provide the greatest possible benefit to the citizens of the State and to foster economic 5 | |
| 56 | - | development. 6 | |
| 52 | + | [(d)] (B) In each region of the State, institutions of higher education should 4 | |
| 53 | + | cooperate to ensure an effective and efficient education system. 5 | |
| 57 | 54 | ||
| 58 | - | [(d)] (B) In each region of the State, institutions of higher education should 7 | |
| 59 | - | cooperate to ensure an effective and efficient education system. 8 | |
| 55 | + | [(e)] (C) In developing missions and programs, the Maryland Higher Education 6 | |
| 56 | + | Commission and each governing board and its constituent institutions shall consider the 7 | |
| 57 | + | role, mission, and function of other public senior higher education institutions, particularly 8 | |
| 58 | + | those institutions offering unique programs and services in the same geographical region. 9 | |
| 60 | 59 | ||
| 61 | - | [(e)] (C) In developing missions and programs, the Maryland Higher Education 9 | |
| 62 | - | Commission and each governing board and its constituent institutions shall consider the 10 | |
| 63 | - | role, mission, and function of other public senior higher education institutions, particularly 11 | |
| 64 | - | those institutions offering unique programs and services in the same geographical region. 12 | |
| 60 | + | (D) THE COMMISSION SHALL SET GOALS FOR THE STATE FOR: 10 | |
| 65 | 61 | ||
| 66 | - | (D) THE COMMISSION SHALL SET GOALS FOR THE STATE FOR: 13 | |
| 62 | + | (1) MARYLAND’S ADULTS AGE 25 TO 64 HOLDING A POS TSECONDARY 11 | |
| 63 | + | DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE ; 12 | |
| 67 | 64 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 65 | + | (2) MARYLAND STUDENTS COMPLETING A POSTSECONDARY 13 | |
| 66 | + | CREDENTIAL OF VALUE EACH YEAR; 14 | |
| 70 | 67 | ||
| 71 | - | (2) MARYLAND STUDENTS COM PLETING A POSTSECOND ARY 16 | |
| 72 | - | CREDENTIAL OF VALUE EACH YEAR; AND 17 | |
| 68 | + | (3) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHE R EDUCATION ’S GOALS FOR RESEARCH 15 | |
| 69 | + | AND INNOVATION ALIGNED WITH MARYLAND’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPME NT AND 16 | |
| 70 | + | WORKFORCE SECTORS ; AND 17 | |
| 73 | 71 | ||
| 74 | - | (3) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHE R EDUCATION ’S GOALS FOR RESEARCH 18 | |
| 75 | - | AND INNOVATION ALIGN ED WITH MARYLAND’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPME NT AND 19 | |
| 76 | - | WORKFORCE SECTORS ; AND 20 | |
| 72 | + | (4) ANY OTHER POLICY THE COMMISSION DETERMINES IS 18 | |
| 73 | + | NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE 19 | |
| 74 | + | PROVIDE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AND 20 | |
| 75 | + | TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVE LOPMENT. 21 | |
| 77 | 76 | ||
| 78 | - | (4) (3) ANY OTHER POLICY THE COMMISSION DETERMINES IS 21 | |
| 79 | - | NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE 22 | |
| 80 | - | PROVIDE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AND 23 | |
| 81 | - | TO FOSTER ECONOMIC D EVELOPMENT . 24 | |
| 82 | - | ||
| 83 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25 | |
| 84 | - | October 1, 2025. 26 | |
| 85 | - | ||
| 77 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 22 | |
| 78 | + | October 1, 2025. 23 |