Towson University priorities include preserving the overall University System operating budget, TU operating budget of $91.6 million and TU capital budget funding of $19.5 million included in the FY2013 budget. Capital budget funding for the TU campus includes:
Smith Hall Addition & Renovations - $5.7 million allotted in FY2013 for initial planning. Recognizing current inadequacies, the five year project includes major additions and renovations to meet existing academic needs as well as addressing future enrollment growth.
Campus Safety & Circulation (Phase II) - $13.8 million allotted in FY2013 for continued campus infrastructure and utilization improvements. Notably, construction of the pedestrian bridge over Osler Drive connecting the West Village residential campus to the main campus.
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2013) HB 85 and SB 150 Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc.
Capital Budget (Fiscal Year 2013) HB 86 and SB 151 Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $1,112,880,000, the proceeds to be used for specified necessary building, construction, demolition, planning, renovation, conversion, replacement, and capital equipment purchases of the State, for acquiring specified real estate in connection therewith, and for grants to specified subdivisions and other organizations for specified development and improvement purposes, subject to specified matching fund requirements by specified dates; etc
HB 38 Exempting from the sales and use tax a sale of a textbook that is purchased by a full-time or part-time student enrolled at an institution of higher education.
SB 239 Establishing the Maryland Innovation Initiative in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; authorizing the Initiative to award grants to specified entities under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to undertake specified high impact economic development activities; etc.
SB 261 Establishing the Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board; providing for the composition, appointment, and terms of the Board members; providing for a chair of the Board and the establishment of specified committees; prohibiting Board members from receiving specified compensation but entitling Board members to reimbursement for specified expenses; providing for the powers and duties of the Board; authorizing the Board to apply, accept, and expend specified gifts, appropriations, or grants; etc.
HB 62 and cross file SB 592 Authorizing a custodian of a public record to deny inspection under the Public Information Act of the part of the record that contains specified data or information that is produced or collected by or for faculty or staff of a public institution of higher education under specified circumstances; authorizing a custodian of a public record to deny inspection of the part of the record that contains correspondence or research produced by faculty of a public institution of higher education on public policy issues; etc.
HB 310 Prohibiting public and nonpublic institutions of higher education from requiring a student or applicant for admission to provide the academic institution with access to specified Internet sites or electronic accounts through specified electronic devices, to disclose specified password and related information, or to install specified monitoring or tracking software onto specified electronic devices; etc.
HB 529 Providing a specified exception to an exemption from specified taxes, user charges, and utility fees relating to stormwater management for property owned by the State or a unit of State government; providing, with specified exceptions and under specified conditions, that property owned by the State or a unit of State government is subject to a specified stormwater management charge imposed by the governing body of the county or municipality within which the property is located; etc.
HB 427 Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to approve or disapprove proposals submitted by an institution of postsecondary education for a new program or a substantial modification of an existing program under specified circumstances; etc.
HB 515 and cross file SB 476 Establishing the Financial Education and Capability Commission; providing for the composition, co-chairs, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to meet at least two times each year; requiring the Commission to monitor the implementation of specified public and private initiatives and make specified recommendations; etc.
SB 859 Providing collective bargaining rights to tenured or tenure-track faculty, adjunct faculty, and graduate students in specified public institutions of higher education; and establishing separate collective bargaining units for tenured or tenure-track faculty, adjunct faculty, and graduate students.
HB 746 Prohibiting an institution of postsecondary education from requiring a student or an applicant for admission to provide access to a personal account or service through an electronic communications device, to disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing specified accounts or services through an electronic communications device, or to install on specified electronic communications devices software that monitors or tracks electronic content; etc.
HB 669 and cross file SB 608 Requiring each governing board of a public institution of higher education in the State to develop a specified policy for the waiver of specified tuition for employees of the Maryland Higher Education Commission and their children.
SB 808 and cross file HB 1221 Exempting active duty members and honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces, who attend a public institution of higher education within 5 years of the honorable discharge, from paying nonresident tuition rates at the public institution of higher education for graduate level education; etc.
SB 601 Exempting a resident of the State who was exonerated by a court following a wrongful conviction for a crime by a court in the State from paying tuition at a public institution of higher education under specified circumstances; prohibiting a specified individual from being required to pay the difference between the amount of a specified scholarship or grant and the amount of tuition under specified circumstances; etc.
HB 679 Requiring the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to work collaboratively with specified universities and colleges of social work, public health, and allied health to develop specified courses; changing the name of the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program to be the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; altering the purpose of the Program; etc.
HB 1226 Repealing the authority of the Maryland Higher Education Commission to impose application fees for the approval of specified academic program actions taken by specified institutions of higher education.
HB 1228 Requiring that operating funds for regional higher education centers be calculated and allocated using a specified funding formula for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to certify to the Governor the amount of funding due to each center under the funding formula and requiring the Governor to include that amount in the annual budget submission; requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the inclusion of outcome and performance measures; etc.
HB 1380 Establishing the Task Force to Implement the Northeastern Maryland University Research Park; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2013; etc.
HB 1381 Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to grant all necessary approvals for a proposed 2+2 facility proposed to be built on the campus of a community college under specified circumstances.
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