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 […]
Section 11-1104 – Administration; Duties
(a) The Commission shall administer the Program. (b) To carry out the purposes of the Program, the Commission shall: (1) Establish a grant program to be published on the Commission’s website through which nonprofit organizations may learn about eligibility, application, and compliance requirements and apply for funding as provided under this subtitle; (2) Develop application requirements and review and […]
Section 11-1105 – Eligibility of and Reporting by Nonprofit Organizations
(a) To be eligible for participation in the Program, a nonprofit organization shall: (1) Be located in the State; (2) Have a contract or memorandum of understanding with a local school system or an institution of higher education or must establish one if one does not exist; and (3) Demonstrate an equal match for funds requested. (b) A nonprofit organization […]
Section 11-1106 – Reports by Commission
(a) The Commission shall prepare a report on the Program that includes: (1) A summary of the reports received from the participating nonprofit organizations regarding the Program; (2) The amount of funds distributed each fiscal year; (3) Information regarding the effectiveness of the Program, including whether students matriculate and remain continuously enrolled in higher education as a result of […]
Section 11-1107 – Annual Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2023 and After
For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $200,000 for the Program.
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 […]
Section 11-1201 – Applicability
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies only to institutions of higher education in the State that receive operating or capital funding from the State. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle does not apply to: (i) The University of Maryland Global Campus; (ii) The University of Maryland […]
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 […]