Bill > HB809

This bill mandates that beginning in Fiscal Year 2028, the Governor must include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program that is at least 150% of the appropriation provided in Fiscal Year 2026, ensuring increased funding for this program which helps college and graduate students explore public service careers through internships. The bill also specifies that the program includes at least three specific intern fellowships: the Governor's Summer Internship Program, the Sondheim Maryland Nonprofit Leadership Internship Program, and the Sondheim Public Service Law Fellows Program, and that funding for these specific fellowships at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County must also be at least 150% of the Fiscal Year 2026 amount.

Budget and Finance

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0809?ys=2026RS