UPDATE - Education Legislation

Below is some of the education legislation and their current status.

• GEOGRAPHIC COST OF EDUCATION INDEX FOR SCHOOLS (Require that future budgets provide additional money for schools in areas with high cost of living) Stalled
• TUITION FREEZE (Freeze tuition at public universities) Approved by both chambers and included in budget
• SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION (Provide $400 million for school construction) Approved in House and Senate capital budgets
• TUITION FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (Provide in-state tuition at public universities to immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools) Approved in House
• APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY (Express "profound regret" for Maryland's role in the slave trade) Approved by both chambers
• TRUANCY (Prevent habitual truants from getting a learner's permit to drive) Different versions pass in House and Senate