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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 542
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[(d)] (E) Student financial aid programs should be developed in order to
provide reasonable access to the appropriate academic programs for individuals who
exhibit financial need, who are educationally disadvantaged, or who exhibit special
merit.
10-207.
The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall:
(1) Advise the Governor and General Assembly on statewide higher
education policy;
(2) Conduct statewide planning for higher education;
(3) Coordinate and arbitrate among different segments of higher
education in the State;
(4) Review, negotiate as necessary, and grant final approval of mission
statements for each public institution of higher education AND EACH REGIONAL
HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER THAT REQUESTS OR RECEIVES STATE FUNDING;
(5) Assess the adequacy of operating and capital funding for public
higher education and establish operating funding guidelines based on comparison
with peer institutions and on other relevant criteria;
(6) Establish and maintain a higher education information system for
planning, coordination, and evaluation purposes;
(7) Coordinate the State's program of performance accountability
reporting for public institutions of higher education; and
(8) Administer statewide programs of student financial assistance for
higher education.
10-212.
(A) REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS IN THE STATE ARE IMPORTANT
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ARE VITAL TO THE DELIVERY OF POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION IN THE STATE.
(B) A REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER SHALL:
(1) PROVIDE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TO CITIZENS IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE;
(2) RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE
AREAS IN WHICH THEY SERVE; AND
(3) ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS AND SERVE THE NEEDS OF, AND
PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
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