EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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SENATE BILL 603
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CF HB 458
By: Senators Zucker, Feldman, Guzzone, Rosapepe, and Waldstreicher
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – 2
Funding 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, 4
beginning in a certain fiscal year, a certain appropriation to the University of 5
Maryland, College Park Campus TerpsEXCEED (EXperiencing College through 6
Education and Employment Discovery) Program to provide educational and 7
employment opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities; and generally 8
relating to funding for the TerpsEXCEED Program. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – Education 11
Section 13–107 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Education 17
13–107. 18
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
INDICATED. 20
(2) “PROGRAM” OR “TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM” MEANS THE 21
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS TERPSEXCEED 22
(EXPERIENCING COLLEGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY) 23
PROGRAM. 24 2 SENATE BILL 603
(3) “UNIVERSITY” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, 1
COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS. 2
(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 3
GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AN APPROPRIATIO N OF 4
$350,000 FOR THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY. 5
(C) (1) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 6
SECTION MAY SERVE AS A SUSTAINABLE FUNDIN G SOURCE FOR THE MAN AGEMENT 7
OF THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ED UCATIONAL AND EMPLOY MENT 8
OPPORTUNITIES TO STU DENTS WITH INTELLECT UAL DISABILITIES AND TO ENABLE 9
THE PROGRAM’S FUTURE EXPANSION . 10
(2) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 11
SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 12
(I) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 13
TO ASSIST WITH SCHED ULING AND REGISTRATI ON FOR CLASSES , OUTREACH TO 14
PROFESSORS , DESIGNING COURSE MOD IFICATIONS, PROVIDING IN–CLASS SUPPORT 15
AND ACCOMMODATIONS , AND OFFERING MENTOR TUTORING; 16
(II) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 17
TO ASSIST WITH CALEN DAR MANAGEMENT ; 18
(III) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 19
TO FACILITATE STUDEN T CLUB AND ACTIVITY CHOICES; 20
(IV) TRAINING AND COMMUNIC ATING WITH RESIDENT 21
ASSISTANTS AND RESID ENT DIRECTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 22
(V) OFFERING COURSES IN P EER MENTORSHIP IN TH E 23
PROGRAM; 24
(VI) ADVISING PEER MENTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 25
(VII) OFFERING COURSES IN C AREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE 26
PROGRAM; 27
(VIII) DEVELOPING INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIE S ON 28
AND OFF CAMPUS , GATHERING SUPERVISOR FEEDBACK, AND PROVIDING DIRECT 29
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT , INCLUDING GOAL SETTI NG AND CAREER PLANNI NG FOR 30
EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM; 31 SENATE BILL 603 3
(IX) CONNECTING STUDENTS I N THE PROGRAM WITH STATE 1
AGENCIES THAT SUPPOR T INDIVIDUALS WITH D ISABILITIES; 2
(X) MANAGING THE USE OF S ELF–DIRECTED WAIVER BUDG ETS 3
FOR ON–CAMPUS SUPPORTS IN T HE PROGRAM; 4
(XI) MANAGING FINANCIAL AI D SYSTEMS FOR THE PROGRAM; 5
(XII) SHARING RESOURCES NEE DED FOR POST –PROGRAM 6
SUPPORT; AND 7
(XIII) FACILITATING A CROSS –AGENCY, INTEGRATED RESOURCE 8
TEAM FOR EACH STUDEN T IN THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER CUSTOMIZED 9
PROGRAMMING OR DIREC T COUNSELING THAT SU PPORTS THE WELL –BEING OF 10
EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM AND FOSTERS S PECIFIC OPPORTUNITIE S FOR 11
SELF–DETERMINATION . 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
1, 2025. 14