Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB3: Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; and altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program.
What the bill says
An act concerning Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Student Financial Assistance - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) FOR the purpose of exempting spouses and financially dependent children of certain State or local public safety employees from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Student Financial Assistance - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) FOR the purpose of exempting spouses and financially dependent children of certain State or local public safety employees from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program; and generally relating to nonresident tuition exemptions for student financial assistance for spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees. BY adding to Article - Education Section 15-106.12 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 18-601(a)(1) and (5) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 18-601 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 15-106.12. (A) IN THIS SECTION, "STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 18-601 OF THIS ARTICLE. Ch. 798 2026 LAWS …