Higher Education - Academic Forgiveness Policy - Established

Maryland's HB 214 requires state-funded colleges to create an "academic forgiveness" policy by August 1, 2026. The policy allows reapplying students who earned failing grades at a prior institution 10+ years ago to have those grades disregarded during admissions. Students must voluntarily choose to participate in the policy to exclude past poor grades from their academic record. This applies only to applicants with a history of unsatisfactory grades at a previous college, not to current students.