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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 664
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Force to issue certain reports by certain dates; providing for the termination of
the Task Force and of this Act; and generally relating to the Task Force to Study
College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students.
BY adding to
Article - Education
Section 6-114, 6-115, 6-205, 6-206, 7-208, 11-306.1, 11-404; 11-7A-01
through 11-7A-10, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 7A.
Disadvantaged and Capable Students - College Readiness Program";
18-10A-01 and 18-10A-02 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 10A.
College Readiness Financial Aid for Disadvantaged and Capable
Students"; 18-2211, and 18-2212
Section 11-7A-01, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 7A.Task Force to Study
College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article—Education
Section 6-306, 10-208, 11-704, 18-304(a), 18-307(c), and 18-2200
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)
Preamble
WHEREAS, A college educated citizenry is critical to Maryland's continuing
economic prosperity; and
WHEREAS, Capable students who are disadvantaged enter and graduate
from higher education institutions at lower rates than do other groups; and
WHEREAS, Maryland's total college age population of 15 to 24 year olds is
projected to grow by 30 percent between 1995 and 2010, while the minority college
age population is projected to increase by 39 percent; and
WHEREAS, The findings in Miles to Go: Maryland and The Road Taken
indicate that African American students enter and graduate from colleges and
universities in Maryland at significantly lower rates than do whites; and
WHEREAS, The current disparities in graduation rates in Maryland's
institutions of higher education will continue until the State develops, and
implements courses of action in the areas of college readiness, teacher preparation,
and financial aid that have a significant impact on access to, and success in, higher
education for capable students who are disadvantaged; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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