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SENATE BILL 1016
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CF HB 941
By: Senator Ellis
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Land–Grant Institution – Funding 2
(Land–Grant Equity and Accountability Act) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor 4
include a certain appropriation to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the 5
annual budget bill each fiscal year until a certain total amount is appropriated; and 6
generally relating to funding for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Education 9
Section 15–140 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Education 15
15–140. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “UMES” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 17
EASTERN SHORE. 18
(B) (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT I N ACCORDANCE WITH TH E 19
LETTER ISSUED TO THE GOVERNOR JOINTLY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 20
EDUCATION AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 21
2023: 22
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(I) THE SECOND MORRILL ACT OF 1890 REQUIRED STATES 1
CHOOSING TO OPEN A S ECOND LAND –GRANT INSTITUTION FO R BLACK STUDENTS 2
TO PROVIDE AN EQUITA BLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BETWEEN 1862 AND 1890 3
LAND–GRANT INSTITUTIONS ; 4
(II) A FUNDING DISPARITY EX ISTED FROM 1987 THROUGH 2020 5
BETWEEN UMES, THE STATE’S 1890 LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION , AND THE 6
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS, THE STATE’S 1862 7
LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION ; 8
(III) IF UMES RECEIVED THE SAME LE VEL OF STATE FUNDING 9
PER STUDENT AS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS FROM 10
1987 THROUGH 2020, AN ADDITIONAL $321,181,312 WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAI LABLE 11
FOR UMES; AND 12
(IV) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL 13
REMEDY THE FUNDING D ISPARITY DESCRIBED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION . 14
(2) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE 15
FUNDING PROVIDED UND ER THIS SECTION BE A PPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR IN 16
A MANNER THAT REMEDI ES THE FUNDING DISPA RITY AS SOON AS PRAC TICABLE. 17
(C) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 18
THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BIL L AN APPROPRIATION 19
OF AT LEAST $5,000,000 TO UMES. 20
(2) FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR , THE AMOUNT APPROPRIA TED TO UMES 21
UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N MAY NOT BE LESS TH AN THE AMOUNT APPROP RIATED IN 22
THE IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING FISCAL YE AR. 23
(3) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L BE: 24
(I) APPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR UNTIL A TOT AL 25
AMOUNT OF $321,181,312 IS APPROPRIATED TO UMES; AND 26
(II) SUPPLEMENTAL TO , AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT , FUNDS 27
APPROPRIATED TO UMES IN THE STATE BUDGET . 28
(D) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 29
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF INFRAS TRUCTURE AND ACADEMI C 30
PROGRAMS; 31
SENATE BILL 1016 3
(2) INVESTMENT IN FACULTY ; 1
(3) SCHOLARSHIPS ; AND 2
(4) ANY OTHER INSTITUTION AL NEED IDENTIFIED B Y UMES. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2025. 5