Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB420: Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a plan for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring the Commission to submit a report, by September 1, 2027, to certain committees of the General Assembly, that summarizes the data collected.
What the bill says
An act concerning Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect certain certain data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education in the State; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a certain plan for pregnant and parenting students…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect certain certain data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education in the State; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a certain plan for pregnant and parenting students; altering the definition of "student data" to authorize the Commission to share with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System certain data regarding the parental status of certain students; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic data from students; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a certain plan for pregnant and parenting students; and generally relating to pregnant and parenting students at public institutions of higher education. BY adding to Article - Education Section 11-409 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 15-140 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 24-701(l) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE …