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SB 1052 - Establishes Consolidated University of Maryland - Maryland Key Vote

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Title: Establishes Consolidated University of Maryland

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that establishes a partnership between the University of Maryland campuses in Baltimore and College Park.

Highlights:

  • Establishes a single University of Maryland from the campuses of the University of Maryland in Baltimore and in College Park (Sec. 2).
  • Specifies that each campus in the consolidated University of Maryland will have its own president (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the University System of Maryland to maintain a coordinated Higher Education Center for Research and Graduate and Professional Study in Baltimore (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the University System of Maryland to establish a corporate headquarters in Baltimore at a place designated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland (Sec. 2).
  • Establishes a University of Maryland Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Development on the College Park campus (Sec. 2).
  • Establishes a Center for Maryland Advanced Ventures on the Baltimore campus (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the governor to appropriate at least an additional $4 million to the University System of Maryland Office for fiscal years 2018 through 2021 for institutions with the lowest estimated funding in fiscal year 2016 (Sec. 4).

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishes Consolidated University of Maryland

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a partnership between the University of Maryland campuses in Baltimore and College Park.

Highlights:

  • Establishes a single University of Maryland from the campuses of the University of Maryland in Baltimore and in College Park (Sec. 2).
  • Specifies that each campus in the consolidated University of Maryland will have its own president (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the University System of Maryland to maintain a coordinated Higher Education Center for Research and Graduate and Professional Study in Baltimore (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the University System of Maryland to establish a corporate headquarters in Baltimore at a place designated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland (Sec. 2).
  • Establishes a University of Maryland Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Development on the College Park campus (Sec. 2).
  • Establishes a Center for Maryland Advanced Ventures on the Baltimore campus (Sec. 2).
  • Requires the governor to appropriate at least an additional $4 million to the University System of Maryland Office for fiscal years 2018 through 2021 for institutions with the lowest estimated funding in fiscal year 2016 (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Title: Establishes Consolidated University of Maryland

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