MarylandCorrectional officers may get help paying for career-related study
Starting July 1, 2026, eligible correctional officers and students preparing for those careers may receive tuition help if selected for a scholarship.
What it does
Correctional officers and students preparing for these careers may receive tuition help for related study at eligible Maryland colleges. The Office selects recipients each year, and recipients must complete a service obligation.
Argument forCorrectional officers and students preparing for these careers could get tuition help for related study at eligible Maryland colleges.
Argument againstRecipients who cannot finish their studies or complete the required service could have to repay the scholarship, which may cause financial strain.
More detail
The Office selects eligible students each year for scholarships that can help pay for career-related college or certificate study. The change includes correctional officers and students who intend to become correctional officers after graduation. Study must be at a Maryland public college or university or community college. Recipients must be Maryland residents or have graduated from a Maryland high school, meet any additional criteria set by the Commission, and intend to complete the service obligation. Recipients who do not complete their studies or service must repay the scholarship under the referenced law. The change takes effect July 1, 2026. Recipients must work as a correctional officer for at least five years during the eight years after graduation.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 681Became Law
- Apr 8Returned Passed
- Apr 8Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 7Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 7Favorable Report by AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 21Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20Referred AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 19Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Mar 18Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18Floor Amendment {
- Mar 18Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Mar 18Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Mar 3
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
- Jan 21First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentIntroduced
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