Alumni delegate profile

Delegate Charles E. Barkely '72

Democrat, District 39, Montgomery County. Member of House of Delegates since January 13, 1999. Economic Matters Committee, 2009 (public utilities subcommittee and consumer protection & commercial law subcommittee, 2009). House Chairman, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2009. Member, Joint Audit Committee (house vice-chair, 2003-05; house chair, 2005-06). Appropriations Committee, 2002-08 (health & human resources subcommittee, 2002-03; oversight committee on personnel, 2002-08; capital budget subcommittee, 2003-08; Chair, public safety & administration subcommittee, 2007-08, vice-chair, 2003-06).

Born in Elkins, West Virginia, October 16, 1950. South Hagerstown High School, 1968; Towson State College, B.S., Mathematics and Secondary Education, 1972; Western Maryland College, M.Ed., Administration, 1982. Instructional Specialist, Secondary Mathematics, Montgomery County Public Schools, 1999--2002, (retired, 2002). Math and Interdisciplinary Resource Teacher, Team Leader, Montgomery County Schools, 1972-- 99. Married; 2 children.

Annapolis office: 413 House Office Building, Annapolis, MD 21401-1912;
phone: (410) 841-3001, (301) 858-3001. E-mail: charles.barkley@house.state.md.us

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New in the News

Read up on the latest higher education issues that have appeared in the news recently:

• Strain of a tuition freeze worth it, state's colleges say-- The Daily Record
• Full text of 2009 State of the State address-- The Baltimore Sun
• Supporting tuition freeze is top priority for University
  O'Malley's proposal supports higher ed-- The Towerlight
  
• Maryland may get $3B in federal stimulus aid-- The Daily Record
• Budget cuts postponed as federal assistance expected-- The Baltimore Sun
• O'Malley says feds sending $1.5 billion to Maryland
  Money includes $191 million for school construction-- The Gazette
• TU named a top 50 "best value" public university by Princeton Review-- USA Today

Towson University 2010

Towson University recently received the 2008 Community Engagement Classification for "Curricular Engagement" and "Outreach and Partnerships" from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. According to President Caret, "This classification is a significant milestone for Towson University that reinforces our long-standing metropolitan university mission to broaden and enhance the views of our students through collaborative on-and-off campus engagement that responds to the needs of our region." Some of the other universities selected for the 2008 classification include: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, East Carolina University, Duke University, and Georgetown University.

2010 | partnership philosophy | campus master plan

Legislative Bills

The following bills have been introduced to the legislature recently:

• SB 183 / HB 85  College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009.  Bill is in the House.  Assigned to House: Appropriations and Senate: EHEA.  Hearing scheduled in Senate EHEA on 2/4/09 at 1:00 P.M.
• SB 166 / HB 101  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009. Bill is in the House. Assigned to House: Appropriations and Senate: Budget and Taxation.
• HB 281  Disability History and Awareness Month - Educational Requirements.  Bill is in the House. Assigned to House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means.
• SB 72  Higher Education - Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Exempt Institutions. Bill is in the Senate.  Assigned to Senate: EHEA. 
• SB 41  Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students. Bill is in the Senate.  Assigned to Senate: EHEA.
• SB 245  State Aid for Police Protection - Grants. Bill is in the Senate. Assigned to Senate: Budget and Taxation.
• SB 271  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing.  Bill is in the Senate. Assigned to Senate: EHEA.
• SB 275 / HB 308  Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding.  Bill is in the Senate.  Assigned to Senate: Budget and Taxation, House: Appropriations and Ways and Means. 
• SB 278  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009.  Bill is in the Senate.  Assigned to Senate: EHEA.