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Bill to count and support student-parents in Maryland colleges advances to committee
Summary
House Bill 6 would require Maryland public higher‑education institutions to collect consistent data on pregnant and parenting students so programs and resources can be targeted where they are needed; sponsors and student witnesses urged a favorable report but the committee did not take a recorded vote at the hearing.
Delegate Kerr introduced House Bill 6, describing personal experience balancing work, classes and childcare and saying the bill would make "student‑parents visible" so institutions can connect them to supports. He framed the measure as an amendment to the Pregnant and Parenting Support Act and argued consistent data is necessary to improve completion rates for student‑parents.
Dr. Anne Hoffman, a professor at Frederick Community College,…
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