MD SB702 | 2016 | Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill 702 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-07 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Providing that specified public institutions of higher education will satisfy a specified general education program requirement by requiring a specified baccalaureate program to include a minimum of 40 semester hours and not more than 46 semester hours of required core courses; authorizing specified public institutions of higher education to include one additional 3 semester hour course in excess of a specified maximum semester hours amount; etc.

Title

Public Institutions of Higher Education - General Education Programs - Semester Hour Maximums

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-07	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-03-02	Senate	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Subjects

Education
Higher Education
Higher Education Commission
Rules and Regulations
State Universities and Colleges

Maryland State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0702?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0702f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0002/sb0702.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0702_ehe.pdf