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MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-404 - Letter of Acknowledgment Regarding Transfer of Credits

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an institution of higher education approved by the Commission to operate in the State that does not possess regional accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education or another regional accrediting body approved by the Commission shall require its students to sign a letter of acknowledgment that the transfer of credits may be difficult if the student intends to transfer the credits to a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the State.        (2)    An institution of higher education in the State that does not possess regional accreditation from a regional accrediting body referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection is exempt from the requirements of this section if the institution of higher education has written articulation agreements with three or more regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the State.    (b)    The institution shall keep on file the letter of acknowledgment required under subsection (a) of this section while the student attends the institution and for 2 years or more after the student completes the course.    (c)    The Commission shall:        (1)    Create a template for the letter of acknowledgment required under subsection (a) of this section; and        (2)    Post the template on the Commission’s website.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-405 - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund.    (b)    (1)    There is a Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund in the Commission.        (2)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (3)    The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (4)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (5)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.    (c)    The Fund consists of revenue generated through an increase, as approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission, to the rate structure of all hospitals in accordance with § 19–211 of the Health – General Article.    (d)    Expenditures from the Fund shall be made by an appropriation in the annual State budget or by approved budget amendment as provided under § 7–209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (e)    The money in the Fund shall be used for competitive grants and statewide grants to increase the number of qualified nurses in Maryland hospitals in accordance with guidelines established by the Commission and the Health Services Cost Review Commission.    (f)    The guidelines established under subsection (e) of this section shall provide that a portion of the competitive grants and statewide grants be used to attract and retain minorities to nursing and nurse faculty careers in Maryland.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-406 - Plan for Program of Cultural Diversity

    (a)    In this section, “cultural diversity” means the inclusion of those racial and ethnic groups and individuals that are or have been underrepresented in higher education.    (b)    (1)    (i)    Each public institution of higher education in the State shall develop and implement a plan for a program of cultural diversity.            (ii)    If an institution of higher education already has a program of cultural diversity, the institution of higher education shall develop and implement a plan for improving the program.            (iii)    A plan developed and implemented under this subsection shall include an implementation strategy and a time line for meeting goals within the plan.        (2)    A plan developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:            (i)    A description of the way the institution addresses cultural diversity among its student, faculty, and staff populations;            (ii)    A description of how the institution plans to enhance cultural diversity, if improvement is needed;            (iii)    A process for reporting campus–based hate crimes, as defined under Title 10, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article and consistent with federal requirements under 20 U.S.C. 1092(f), known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act; and            (iv)    A summary of any resources, including State grants, needed by the institution to effectively recruit and retain a culturally diverse student body.        (3)    A plan developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall enhance cultural diversity programming and sensitivity to cultural diversity through instruction and training of the student body, faculty, and staff at the institution of higher education.    (c)    (1)    On or before July 1 of each year, each institution shall submit the plan developed under subsection (b) of this section to the governing body of the institution for the governing body’s review.        (2)    On or before September 1 of each year, the governing body of an institution shall submit a progress report regarding the institution’s implementation of its plan to the Commission.    (d)    (1)    The Commission shall review the progress report submitted by each governing body under subsection (c) of this section to monitor compliance with the diversity goals of the State Plan for Higher Education.        (2)    On or before December 1 of each year, the Commission shall submit a report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Committee on Ways and Means on the extent to which the institutions of higher education in the State are in compliance with the diversity goals of the State Plan for Higher Education.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-407 - Reports

    (a)    The Commission may require reasonable annual reports and data from a for–profit institution of higher education as the Commission generally requires of other institutions of higher education.    (b)    The Commission may not require a for–profit institution of higher education to report to the Commission on matters that concern information, data, or documents, however styled, that are proprietary to the institution or that constitute a trade secret.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-407.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-407.1 - Determinations Following Reportable Incident

    If a private nonprofit institution of higher education engages in a reportable incident, as defined under § 10–101 of this article, the Commission shall determine whether the incident constitutes private inurement.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 4 - Other Powers and Duties|Section 11-408 - Notification of Financial Information to First-Time, Full-Time Students

    (a)    Each institution of postsecondary education that operates in the State and that is required to make a net price calculator publicly available on its website under the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, 20 U.S.C.A. § 1015a, shall ensure that the net price calculator is posted on its website in a conspicuous location.    (b)    (1)    For all first–time, full–time undergraduate students at an institution of postsecondary education that operates in the State, the institution shall provide to the student information on the cost of higher education at the institution by completing and mailing or providing electronically, at a minimum, the information contained on the form known as the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet, as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education.        (2)    The Financial Aid Shopping Sheet or the information contained on the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet shall be mailed or provided electronically to the student at the same time that an award of federal financial aid is mailed or provided electronically to the student.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission|Section 11-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commission” means the Maryland Fire–Rescue Education and Training Commission.    (c)    “Emergency services” means fire, rescue, and ambulance services.    (d)    “Schools” means the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, any emergency services training academy operated by any city, county, or municipal government, any community college offering emergency services education and training courses, any public school offering emergency services education and training courses, and any private or governmental institution or body providing emergency services education and training courses.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission|Section 11-502 - Established; Members; Officers; Meetings

    (a)    There is a Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission in the Maryland Higher Education Commission.    (b)    (1)    The Commission consists of 13 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Of the members:            (i)    Each shall be qualified to deal with the matters within the authority of the Commission;            (ii)    Six shall be volunteer emergency services personnel or instructors;            (iii)    Three shall be emergency services instructors who are career personnel representing the academies;            (iv)    Three shall be career emergency services personnel who are not instructors; and            (v)    One shall be a member of the general public.        (2)    Each member serves for a term of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. These terms are staggered as required by the terms of the members serving on July 1, 1978.        (3)    A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member may be removed by the Governor:            (i)    For neglect of duty; or            (ii)    If the Governor believes the member’s continued membership is not in the public interest.        (5)    Each member of the Commission:            (i)    Serves without compensation; but            (ii)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.    (c)    (1)    The Governor shall designate one of the members of the Commission as the chairman of the Commission. The chairman serves at the pleasure of the Governor.        (2)    Each year, the Commission shall elect a vice chairman and any other officer it requires.        (3)    The Commission:            (i)    Shall meet at least once every 2 months;            (ii)    May meet at any other time the chairman designates; and            (iii)    May adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings.        (4)    A quorum consists of 7 members, one of whom shall be the chairman or vice chairman.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 5 - Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission|Section 11-503 - Duties; Staff Services

    (a)    Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission shall:        (1)    Keep minutes of its meetings and any other records it considers necessary;        (2)    Cooperate with and assist schools in coordinating and improving all emergency services education and training activities;        (3)    Cooperate with the University of Maryland in developing a program for accrediting emergency services instructors;        (4)    Consult with emergency services instructors and personnel to develop minimum uniform education and training standards for emergency services instructors, personnel, and schools;        (5)    Cooperate with schools to help standardize course content and reciprocity of college credits for emergency services education and training;        (6)    Cooperate with appropriate government agencies to develop and maintain a current master plan for emergency services education and training;        (7)    Cooperate with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to develop and operate a system for collecting, analyzing, and exchanging information on emergency services education and training;        (8)    Encourage, promote, and review new techniques, methods, and procedures for emergency services;        (9)    Cooperate with and review material from other states and federal agencies on emergency services education and training;        (10)    Recommend to the Secretary rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the Commission;        (11)    Review any proposed or adopted national standards or certification programs for emergency services and recommend to the Secretary the actions that should be taken regarding them;        (12)    Prepare an annual report on the activities of the Commission to the Secretary, the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and        (13)    Provide a place of storage for the records of the Commission and the original Governor’s Commission on Fire Services.    (b)    The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall provide staff services for the Commission.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 6 - Sexual Assault Policy|Section 11-602 - Legal Representation Fund for Title Ix Proceedings

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings.    (b)    There is a Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide funds for reasonable costs and attorney’s fees for students provided with counsel under § 11–601 of this subtitle.    (d)    The Commission shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund; and        (3)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only to pay for reasonable costs and attorney’s fees for students provided with counsel under § 11–601 of this subtitle.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $250,000 to the Fund.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 7 - College Preparation Intervention Program|Section 11-701 - Established

    In cooperation with the State’s public and private nonprofit institutions of postsecondary education, the Governor’s P–20 Leadership Council of Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the local school systems, the Commission shall establish and administer a College Preparation Intervention Program.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 7 - College Preparation Intervention Program|Section 11-702 - Purpose

    The purpose of the College Preparation Intervention Program is to raise the level of academic preparedness of economically and environmentally disadvantaged students to enable them to attend and succeed in college.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 7 - College Preparation Intervention Program|Section 11-703 - Activities of the Program

    The College Preparation Intervention Program may include activities to:         (1)    Improve diagnosis of basic skill deficiencies of middle and high school students to enhance the preparedness of the students for college;        (2)    Establish a testing program, using presently administered tests to the extent possible, to evaluate achievement levels and assess the preparation of high school students who are potentially college bound;        (3)    Compile a list of courses of study recommended for college preparation and distribute copies of the list to the high school students and their parents;        (4)    Provide information regarding college preparation to high school students in a timely manner so the student can make course changes to be better prepared for college;        (5)    Improve information to high schools and local school systems concerning the performance of their graduates at the college level in at least the following areas:            (i)    The adequacy of preparation of the students in basic skills on the students’ entry into college;            (ii)    The campus enrollment and transfer patterns of students;            (iii)    The program choices of the students;            (iv)    The performance of the students on achievement tests; and            (v)    The rate of retention and graduation of students; and        (6)    Assist high schools and local school systems in the use of this information to improve student outcomes.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 7 - College Preparation Intervention Program|Section 11-704 - Reports to the Governor

    Each year, the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Maryland addressing the status of the College Preparation Intervention Program.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 7 - College Preparation Intervention Program|Section 11-705 - Budget

    The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $750,000 from the General Fund of the State for the College Preparation Intervention Program.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Digital Library|Section 11-801 - Maryland Digital Library

    (a)    There is a Maryland Digital Library in the Commission.    (b)    The purpose of the Maryland Digital Library is to:        (1)    Strengthen the academic library cooperation in the State; and        (2)    Create fiscal efficiencies through enhanced cooperation among academic libraries.    (c)    The Maryland Digital Library consists of the academic libraries in public and private nonprofit institutions of postsecondary education that hold a certificate of approval from the Commission.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Digital Library|Section 11-802 - Authorization to Encourage Certain Institutions to Meet Certain Goals

    On receipt of recommendations from the Maryland Digital Library Advisory Council the Commission may encourage each academic library at a public or private nonprofit institution of postsecondary education to:         (1)    Increase shared access to information of critical value in Internet-accessible electronic form and in library collections of books, journals, sound recordings, and other traditional forms of material;        (2)    Optimize effective use of funding in the acquisition and creation of digital resources;        (3)    Digitize unique collections in the academic library to create Internet and other on-line resources beneficial to elementary, secondary, and higher education;        (4)    Train librarians and staff to improve services in the information technology environment; and        (5)    Develop programs that support training library users to access Internet and electronic materials.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Digital Library|Section 11-803 - Collaboration to Develop Certain Programs

    The Maryland Digital Library, in collaboration with the county libraries, Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Maryland State Archives, and elementary and secondary school libraries, may develop programs to support all residents of the State.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  11-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division III - Higher Education|Title 11 - Maryland Higher Education Commission|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Digital Library|Section 11-804 - Annual Report

    On or before October 1 of each year, the Maryland Digital Library Advisory Council shall submit a report regarding the financial status and operations of the Maryland Digital Library over the past fiscal year to the Commission.