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At the state level, the office deals with operating and capital budget issues as well as a broad range of legislative policy issues related to higher education. At the national level, the office works with members of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø’s Congressional Delegation to advocate for the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø’s federal priorities.

Located across from the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø State House in Annapolis, the office of government relations works to ensure that the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø’s priorities are shared with key policy leaders. The office also keeps the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø community informed of important issues and assists faculty, staff and students with legislative advocacy.

As legislative issues arise that either support and further ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø policies and goals or run counter to them, the government relations office assists in the identification of these issues and provides advice to the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Presidents, faculty, staff and students.

The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø State Relations Council is comprised of a representative from each of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø member institutions as well as ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø government relations staff. The council meets every Friday during the legislative session and periodically during the interim to collaborate on higher education policy issues. Institution-specific issues are pursued by the institutional representatives with assistance and support from ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø government relations staff.

This site is designed to help inform those interested in the legislative issues affecting the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø and the broader higher education community.