Section 11-1702 – Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program — Purpose — Administration of Program
(a) There is a Hunger–Free Campus Grant Program. (b) The purpose of the Program is to: (1) Address student hunger; (2) Leverage more sustainable solutions to address basic food needs on campus; (3) Raise awareness of services currently offered on campus that address basic food needs; and (4) Build strategic partnerships at the local, State, and national levels to address food […]
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.
Section 11-902 – Instructional Materials Access Guidelines Committee
(a) On or before December 1, 2007, in order to coordinate the distribution of instructional materials to blind and other print disabled students, the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled shall convene an Instructional Materials Access Guidelines Committee. (b) The Committee consists of: (1) The Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee; (2) The Secretary of […]
Section 11-903 – Instructional Materials in Electronic Format
(a) On the request of an eligible blind or print disabled student, the Library shall request that a publisher that offers for sale electronic or print instructional materials used by students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the State provide the instructional materials to the Library in an electronic format. (b) Except as otherwise provided in […]
Section 11-904 – Structural Integrity of Electronic Format of Materials
(a) The electronic format of printed instructional material provided by a publisher to the Library for use by a student with a disability under this subtitle shall: (1) Maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material; (2) Be compatible with commonly used braille translation or speech synthesis software, if necessary; and (3) Include corrections and revisions as necessary. […]
Section 11-905 – Annual Budget Submission
Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget submission $200,000 for the Library to carry out its obligations under this subtitle.
Section 11-906 – Construction of Requirements Under This Subtitle
(a) Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the Committee, the Library, or a publisher of instructional materials to: (1) Convert instructional materials into accessible formats for blind and print disabled students; or (2) Require a publisher to provide any format other than an electronic format provided under § 11–904 of this subtitle. (b) A publisher of […]
Section 11-1001 – Brokerage and Investment Management Services
(a) The Commission shall attempt to use to the greatest extent feasible minority business enterprises to provide brokerage and investment management services to the Commission for any fund established under this Division III consistent with minority business purchasing standards applicable to units of State government under the State Finance and Procurement Article and consistent with the […]
Section 11-1102 – Program Established
There is a Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program.
Section 11-1103 – Purposes
The purposes of the Program are to: (1) Encourage low–income Maryland high school students to attend and complete college; (2) Connect potential college and university students with nonprofit organizations that have a history of successful higher education outcomes for targeted youth; (3) Create an equal matching fund for nonprofit organizations to access in order to increase college outreach […]