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Bill would require Maryland colleges to report 'institutional debt' owed by students, advocates say
Summary
House Bill 920 would compel Maryland higher‑education institutions to annually report student balances held by the institution (parking fines, housing holds, other institutional debts) and demographic breakdowns; supporters said the data are needed to understand an opaque $300M-plus market and equity impacts.
Delegate Ryan Spiegel told the House Appropriations Committee that institutional debt — balances students owe directly to colleges and universities — is an under‑studied component of the broader student‑debt problem. House Bill 920 would require public and private Maryland institutions to report annually to the Maryland Higher Education Commission on the total amount of institutional debt they hold, demographic characteristics of…
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