Providing a waiver from tuition and mandatory fees for specified students who enter an institution of higher education and who reside or have resided in foster care; providing the conditions for receiving the waiver; exempting a recipient from repaying specified amounts; providing for the duration of the waiver; requiring the Department of Human Resources to provide specified information to the Maryland Higher Education Commission each year; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16

Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41

Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43

Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

FOSTER CARE

GRANTS

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

REPORTS

SCHOLARSHIPS

STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

TUITION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 15-106.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 364936/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 23, 2000   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

February 25, 2000: Third Reading Passed (42-0)

House

April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-2)