Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising

SB 383 allows private career schools in Maryland to advertise programs and collect student contact information before receiving full approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. It directly affects private career schools - non-college institutions training students for specific jobs - and requires them to disclose in all ads that their operating approval is pending. Key provisions mandate schools to include this disclosure and share basic details like opening dates and programs in advertisements. The Secretary of Higher Education will establish the approval process for schools seeking this advertising permission. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.