A criminal indictment is not the usual source for my legislation.

Celebrities creating bogus athletic records for their children headline the college admission scandal.

I used to visit high schools on behalf of Amherst, the college I attended. What did I learn?

Students whose parents have a college degree understand the admission process. On the other hand, students who would be the first in their family to go to college know very little about the schools they should apply to and the financial aid that’s available to them.

In recent weeks, I’ve talked to people who do admission work in public schools.

More discussion is needed before I draft a bill.

Government spending for clean energy will be targeted to “areas  burdened  by  cumulative  environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects” under legislation enacted this year in New York state.

I met with environmental advocates to discuss how to do this in Maryland. They are very interested.

Are there lessons to be learned here from House Bill 268, Welfare to Work – Job Skills Enhancement Program – Green Jobs? I successfully sponsored this legislation in 2009.

234 students are benefiting from the Maryland Technology Internship Program.

I passed this bill with the help of Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC, and Governor Hogan funded it.

Interns working for non-profits are not eligible for the program. A bill would change that.

Currently, students must have a 3.0 average to be eligible.

Employers and the staff at UMBC want that to be lowered to 2.5.

I’ll call that the Belushi amendment.