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§ 15-118. Transcripts and debt; prohibited actions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Higher Education [Titles 10-20] (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Public Institutions of Higher Education (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 15-118
§ 15-118. Transcripts and debt; prohibited actions
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)(i) “Debt” means any money, obligation, claim, or sum due or owed by a student to an institution of higher education.
(ii) “Debt” includes:
1. Credit extended by or on behalf of the institution that a student is obligated to repay; and
2. A nonfederal loan or debt agreement that is issued expressly for postsecondary education expenses and that is guaranteed by:
A. An institution of higher education; or
B. A private educational lender that is affiliated with an institution of higher education.
(iii) “Debt” does not include the fee, if any, charged to a student for the actual costs of providing a transcript.
(3) “Student” includes current students and former students of an institution of higher education.
Prohibitions
(b) An institution of higher education may not:
(1) Refuse to provide a transcript to a student because the student owes a debt;
(2) Condition the issuance of a transcript on the payment of a debt;
(3) Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript because a student owes a debt;
(4) Provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt; or
(5) Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.

Credits

Added by Acts 2023, c. 748, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 749, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 15-118, MD EDUC § 15-118
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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