Maryland SB 63: Public Institutions of Higher Education - Transcript Requests by Students With Unpaid Student Account Balances

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SENATE BILL 63
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SB 152/22 – EHE (PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Kramer
Requested: November 18, 2022
Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Institutions of Higher Education – Transcript Requests by Students With 2
Unpaid Student Account Balances 3

FOR the purpose of requiring a public institution of higher education to allow certain 4
students with an unpaid balance on a student account that is a certain amount or 5
less to request and receive a transcript; requiring a public institution of higher 6
education to allow certain students with an unpaid balance on a student account that 7
is greater than a certain amount to request and receive a transcript under certain 8
circumstances; and generally relating to public institutions of higher education and 9
transcript requests from students with unpaid balances on student accounts. 10

BY adding to 11
Article – Education 12
Section 15–136 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume) 15

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17

Article – Education 18

15–136. 19

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “STUDENT” INCLUDES CURRENT STUDENTS AND 20
FORMER STUDENTS OF A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 21

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(B) A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ALLOW A 1
STUDENT WITH AN UNPAID BALANCE OF $1,000 OR LESS ON A STUDENT ACCOUNT 2
TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A TRANSCRIPT. 3

(C) (1) A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ALLOW A 4
STUDENT WITH AN UNPAID BALANCE OF MORE THAN $1,000 ON A STUDENT 5
ACCOUNT TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A TRANSCRIPT IF THE STUDENT ENTERS INTO 6
AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH THE 7
STUDENT MAKES THE REQUEST. 8

(2) THE INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF 9
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO SETTLE 10
THE UNPAID BALANCE ON THE STUDENT ACCOUNT BY THE AGREED–ON DATE. 11

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 12
1, 2023. 13