§ 15-106.1. Tuition exemption for foster care recipients and homeless youth
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 15-106.1
§ 15-106.1. Tuition exemption for foster care recipients and homeless youth
(ii) Has been verified as a homeless child or youth, as defined by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the student's enrollment in a public institution of higher education or while the student is enrolled in a public institution of higher education by:
(b)(1) A foster care recipient or homeless youth is exempt from paying any tuition at a public institution of higher education, regardless of that foster care recipient's or homeless youth's receipt of any scholarship or grant if:
(2) If a foster care recipient or homeless youth receives a scholarship or grant for postsecondary study and is enrolled before the recipient's 25th birthday as a candidate for a vocational certificate, an associate's degree, or bachelor's degree at a public institution of higher education, the scholarship or grant may not be applied to the tuition for the foster care recipient or homeless youth.
(c)(1) If a public institution of higher education determines that a student is a homeless youth, on request of the student, a public institution of higher education shall notify any public institution of higher education in which the student subsequently enrolls of the student's designation as a homeless youth.
(d) Each public institution of higher education shall:
(e)(1) Each public institution of higher education shall establish a process for a foster care recipient or homeless youth to appeal a denial of a tuition exemption application.
(f)(1) On or before June 1 of each year, each public institution of higher education in the State shall report to the Commission on the aggregate and disaggregate number of foster care recipients and homeless youth, including data disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity, who:
Credits
Added by Acts 2000, c. 506, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 392, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2007, c. 644, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 251, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 252, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, c. 159, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2013, c. 259, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 260, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 600, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 333, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 263, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 306, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 320, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 321, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 369, § 1, eff. May 8, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2021, c. 256, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 47, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 48, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 15-106.1, MD EDUC § 15-106.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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