Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB941 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	hb0941
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 941
8	8	F2 5lr2360
9	9	HB 1522/24 – APP
10	10	By: Delegates Toles, Smith, Wilkins, Acevero, Addison, Amprey, Atterbeary,
11	11	Boafo, Boyce, Conaway, Crutchfield, Fennell, Holmes, Lehman, J. Lewis,
12	12	J. Long, Martinez, Pasteur, Pena –Melnyk, Phillips, Roberson, Solomon,
13	13	Taylor, Valderrama, Wells, Williams, and Woods
14	14	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
15	15	Assigned to: Appropriations
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17	17	A BILL ENTITLED
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19	19	AN ACT concerning 1
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21	21	University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Land–Grant Institution – Funding 2
22	22	(Land–Grant Equity and Accountability Act) 3
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24	24	FOR the purpose of requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor 4
25	25	include a certain appropriation to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the 5
26	26	annual budget bill each fiscal year until a certain total amount is appropriated; and 6
27	27	generally relating to funding for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 7
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29	29	BY adding to 8
30	30	Article – Education 9
31	31	Section 15–140 10
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
33	33	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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38	38	Article – Education 15
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40	40	15–140. 16
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42	42	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “UMES” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 17
43	43	EASTERN SHORE. 18
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45	45	(B) (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT I N ACCORDANCE WITH TH E 19
46	46	LETTER ISSUED TO THE GOVERNOR JOINTLY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 20 2 HOUSE BILL 941
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49	49	EDUCATION AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1
50	50	2023: 2
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52	52	(I) THE SECOND MORRILL ACT OF 1890 REQUIRED STATES 3
53	53	CHOOSING TO OPEN A S ECOND LAND –GRANT INSTITUTION FO R BLACK STUDENTS 4
54	54	TO PROVIDE AN EQUITA BLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BETWEEN 1862 AND 1890 5
55	55	LAND–GRANT INSTITUTIONS ; 6
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57	57	(II) A FUNDING DISPARITY EX ISTED FROM 1987 THROUGH 2020 7
58	58	BETWEEN UMES, THE STATE’S 1890 LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION , AND THE 8
59	59	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS, THE STATE’S 1862 9
60	60	LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION ; 10
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62	62	(III) IF UMES RECEIVED THE SAME LE VEL OF STATE FUNDING 11
63	63	PER STUDENT AS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS FROM 12
64	64	1987 THROUGH 2020, AN ADDITIONAL $321,181,312 WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAI LABLE 13
65	65	FOR UMES; AND 14
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67	67	(IV) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL 15
68	68	REMEDY THE FUNDING D ISPARITY DESCRIBED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION . 16
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70	70	(2) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE 17
71	71	FUNDING PROVIDED UND ER THIS SECTION BE A PPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR IN 18
72	72	A MANNER THAT REMEDI ES THE FUNDING DISPA RITY AS SOON AS PRAC TICABLE. 19
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74	74	(C) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 20
75	75	THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BIL L AN APPROPRIATION 21
76	76	OF AT LEAST $5,000,000 TO UMES. 22
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78	78	(2) FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR , THE AMOUNT APPROPRIA TED TO UMES 23
79	79	UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N MAY NOT BE LESS TH AN THE AMOUNT APPROP RIATED IN 24
80	80	THE IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING FISCAL YE AR. 25
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82	82	(3) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L BE: 26
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84	84	(I) APPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR UNTIL A TOT AL 27
85	85	AMOUNT OF $321,181,312 IS APPROPRIATED TO UMES; AND 28
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87	87	(II) SUPPLEMENTAL TO , AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT , FUNDS 29
88	88	APPROPRIATED TO UMES IN THE STATE BUDGET . 30
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90	90	(D) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 31
91	91	HOUSE BILL 941 3
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94	94	(1) DEVELOPMENT OF INFRAS TRUCTURE AND ACADEMI C 1
95	95	PROGRAMS; 2
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97	97	(2) INVESTMENT IN FACULTY ; 3
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99	99	(3) SCHOLARSHIPS ; AND 4
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101	101	(4) ANY OTHER INSTITUTION AL NEED IDENTIFIED B Y UMES. 5
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103	103	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 6
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