Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations

Summary

The legislation directs the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist people in prison who qualify for federal Pell Grants and state student financial assistance. It also mandates that eligible incarcerated individuals be allowed to receive these funds, with the department coordinating with the Maryland Higher Education Commission and several colleges and universities. The goal is to improve access to higher‑education financing for those behind bars.

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Hearings

• Judicial Proceedings — Bill Hearing
  Judicial Proceedings · Apr 1, 2026
• Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
  Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee · Apr 1, 2026
• Appropriations — Bill Hearing
  Appropriations · Mar 11, 2026

History

1. Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
3. Mar 23, 2026Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
4. Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed
5. Mar 20, 2026Favorable Report by Appropriations
6. Mar 20, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
7. Mar 11, 2026Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
8. Mar 11, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (Appropriations)
9. Feb 17, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
10. Feb 12, 2026First Reading Appropriations and Government, Labor, and Elections

Sponsors

• Embry · sponsor
• Coley
• Lehman
• Pasteur
• Simpson
• Taveras

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