Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1016 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	sb1016
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1016
8	8	F2 5lr3574
9	9	CF HB 941
10	10	By: Senator Ellis
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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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	University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Land–Grant Institution – Funding 2
19	19	(Land–Grant Equity and Accountability Act) 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor 4
22	22	include a certain appropriation to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the 5
23	23	annual budget bill each fiscal year until a certain total amount is appropriated; and 6
24	24	generally relating to funding for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 15–140 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	15–140. 16
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39	39	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “UMES” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 17
40	40	EASTERN SHORE. 18
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42	42	(B) (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT I N ACCORDANCE WITH TH E 19
43	43	LETTER ISSUED TO THE GOVERNOR JOINTLY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 20
44	44	EDUCATION AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 21
45	45	2023: 22
46	46	2 SENATE BILL 1016
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49	49	(I) THE SECOND MORRILL ACT OF 1890 REQUIRED STATES 1
50	50	CHOOSING TO OPEN A S ECOND LAND –GRANT INSTITUTION FO R BLACK STUDENTS 2
51	51	TO PROVIDE AN EQUITA BLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BETWEEN 1862 AND 1890 3
52	52	LAND–GRANT INSTITUTIONS ; 4
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54	54	(II) A FUNDING DISPARITY EX ISTED FROM 1987 THROUGH 2020 5
55	55	BETWEEN UMES, THE STATE’S 1890 LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION , AND THE 6
56	56	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS, THE STATE’S 1862 7
57	57	LAND–GRANT INSTITUTION ; 8
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59	59	(III) IF UMES RECEIVED THE SAME LE VEL OF STATE FUNDING 9
60	60	PER STUDENT AS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS FROM 10
61	61	1987 THROUGH 2020, AN ADDITIONAL $321,181,312 WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAI LABLE 11
62	62	FOR UMES; AND 12
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64	64	(IV) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL 13
65	65	REMEDY THE FUNDING D ISPARITY DESCRIBED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION . 14
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67	67	(2) IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE 15
68	68	FUNDING PROVIDED UND ER THIS SECTION BE A PPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR IN 16
69	69	A MANNER THAT REMEDI ES THE FUNDING DISPA RITY AS SOON AS PRAC TICABLE. 17
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71	71	(C) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 18
72	72	THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BIL L AN APPROPRIATION 19
73	73	OF AT LEAST $5,000,000 TO UMES. 20
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75	75	(2) FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR , THE AMOUNT APPROPRIA TED TO UMES 21
76	76	UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N MAY NOT BE LESS TH AN THE AMOUNT APPROP RIATED IN 22
77	77	THE IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING FISCAL YE AR. 23
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79	79	(3) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L BE: 24
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81	81	(I) APPROPRIATED EACH FIS CAL YEAR UNTIL A TOT AL 25
82	82	AMOUNT OF $321,181,312 IS APPROPRIATED TO UMES; AND 26
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84	84	(II) SUPPLEMENTAL TO , AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT , FUNDS 27
85	85	APPROPRIATED TO UMES IN THE STATE BUDGET . 28
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87	87	(D) FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 29
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89	89	(1) DEVELOPMENT OF INFRAS TRUCTURE AND ACADEMI C 30
90	90	PROGRAMS; 31
91	91	SENATE BILL 1016 3
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94	94	(2) INVESTMENT IN FACULTY ; 1
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96	96	(3) SCHOLARSHIPS ; AND 2
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98	98	(4) ANY OTHER INSTITUTION AL NEED IDENTIFIED B Y UMES. 3
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100	100	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
101	101	1, 2025. 5
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