Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising

HB 28 allows private career schools in Maryland to advertise programs and collect student contact information before receiving full state approval to operate. It requires schools to disclose that approval is pending and include specific details like opening dates and application processes in all ads. The Secretary of Higher Education will establish rules for approving these pre-approval advertisements. This affects schools training students for jobs like technicians or skilled workers (not universities), but does not change the standards for final approval.