HB 214

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: August 29, 2026.

Higher Education - Academic Forgiveness Policy - Established.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-214
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Appropriations
House of Delegates introduced 2026-08-29
Education
Summary

Requiring institutions of higher education to develop and implement an academic forgiveness policy on or before August 1, 2026, that applies to applicants who earned unsatisfactory or failing grades at a prior institution of higher education under certain circumstances.

Sponsor
Delegate Healey
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-14 Status introduced
2026-08-29 Latest Action In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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