2009 MICUA PRIORITY BILLS Print Email

Here you can view the MICUA position on key bills impacting higher education in Maryland. By clicking on the bill number in the chart below you will find information on the sponsor, committee assignment, synopsis, history, and more. Click here to go straight to MICUA Priority Bill Status.

 

 

Bill Number

Bill

Title

MICUA Position
HB 13

 

Workplace Religious Freedom Act

 

Monitor
HB 85 

College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments
HB 100

 

Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2010)

 

Support w/ Amendments

HB 101

 

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments
HB 102

 

Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capitol Bond Loan of 2009, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

 

Support w/ Amendments
HB 200

 

Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

 

Support

HB 247

 

Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions

 

Monitor

HB 291

 

Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College

 

Support

HB 308

 

Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding

 

Support

HB 309

 

Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program

 

Monitor

HB 315

 

Greehouse Gas Emissions Reducation Act of 2009

 

Support
HB 353

 

Public Institutions of Higher Education - Firearms, Knives, and Deadly Weapons - Prohibition

 

Support w/ Amendments

HB 379

 

Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size

 

Monitor

HB 417

 

State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities

 

Monitor

HB 514

 

Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations

 

Monitor

HB 574

 

Prescription Drugs - Evidenc-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

Monitor

HB 587

Education - Teacher Identification Number

 

Monitor

HB 588

 

Education - Public Schools - Standarized Course Numbering System

 

Monitor
HB 632

 

Education - New Teachers - Classroom Management Training

Monitor

HB 693

 

University System of Maryland - Designated Growth Institutions - Community Impact Statement

 

Monitor

HB 708

 

Recipients of State Incentives or Financial Assistance - Diversity Initiatives

 

Monitor

HB 710

 

Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Tuittion Waiver Program - Establishment

 

Monitor

HB 712

 

Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans

 

Monitor

HB 789

 

Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments

HB 847

 

Charitable Organizations - Acceptance of Contributions from Terrorist Groups - Removal of Income Tax Exempt Status

 

Monitor

HB 848

 

Maryland Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement

 

Oppose

HB 854

 

Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publications of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices

 

Support w/ Amendments

HB 892

 

Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

 

Monitor

HB 900

 

Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

 

Monitor

HB 921

 

Construction Permits - Expiration Dates

 

Monitor
HB 948

 

Higher Education - Part-Time Grant Program - Eligibility

 

Monitor
HB 1073

 

State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

 

Monitor
HB 1081

 

Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

 

Monitor
HB 1086

 

Business and Economic Development - Grants for Nanotechnology

 

Monitor
HB 1120

 

Social Security Numbers - Prohibited Uses

 

Monitor
HB 1124

 

Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research in Maryland Program - Public-Private Partnerships

 

Monitor
HB 1148

 

Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments

 

Monitor
HB 1159

 

Economic Development - Maryland Steam Cell Research Act - Revisions

 

Monitor
HB 1168

 

Interior Designers - Licensing

 

Oppose
HB 1192

 

State Funding Accountability Act

 

Support / Amendments
HB 1358

 

Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks

 

Support
SB 45

 

Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions

 

Monitor
SB 48

 

Property Tax - Exempt Property of Charitable Organizations

 

Monitor
SB 72

 

Higher Education - Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Exempt Institutions

 

Monitor
SB 165

 

Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2010)

 

Monitor
SB 166

 

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 167

 

Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2009, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 183

 

College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 225

 

Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College

 

Monitor
SB 230

 

Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Support
SB 258

 

Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program

 

Monitor
SB 275

 

Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding

 

Support
SB 278

 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reducation Act of 2009

 

Support
SB 355

 

Minority Business Enterprise

 

Monitor
SB 356

 

Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans

 

Monitor
SB 374

 

Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publication of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices 

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 402

 

Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

Monitor

SB 414

 

Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs

Monitor

SB 480

 

Operating Budget - Elimination of Inflation Adjustments

 

Monitor

SB 544

 

Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

Monitor

SB 551

 

Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 556

 

State Funding Accountability Act

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 562

 

Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave

 

Monitor

 

SB 679

 

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement

 

Oppose

SB 708

 

Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

 

Monitor

 

SB 710

 

State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff

 

Monitor

SB 728 Higher Education - System and Funding

 

Monitor

SB 737

 

State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities

 

Monitor
SB 739 Good Samaritan Laws - Corporations Monitor
SB 802

 

Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Tuition Waiver Program - Establishment

 

Monitor
SB 818

 

General Obligation Bonds - Required Reports

 

Monitor
SB 822

 

Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2009

 

Monitor
SB 861

 

Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009

 

Support w/ Amendments
SB 876

 

Prior Authorization of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

 

Monitor
SB 958

 

Construction Permits - Expiration Dates

 

Monitor
SB 973

 

Student Financial Assistance - Eligible Institutions of Higher Education

 

Monitor

 

 

 
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