Maryland Code § ED-16-108

(a) (1) A board of trustees may submit to the Commission a request for
proposals for the offering of a baccalaureate degree program not currently offered in
the region.
(2) The Commission shall distribute the request for proposals to
public senior higher education institutions and private nonprofit institutions of
higher education.
(b) Before submitting a request for proposals under subsection (a) of this
section, the board of trustees shall:
(1) Seek input from students, workforce development councils, and
other civic, educational, community, and business groups when assessing the
educational needs of the region;
(2) Determine the regional or statewide need for graduates of each
program for which a request for proposals is submitted;
(3) Identify the enrollment patterns, special characteristics of
students, and other unique circumstances that would require a program to be offered
in a particular manner; and

(4) Determine that the degree program is necessary to meet the
academic and economic development needs of the region or State.
(c) (1) The board of trustees may submit the request for proposals to
out-of-state senior higher education institutions and for-profit institutions of higher
education if none of the senior higher education institutions in the State submit an
acceptable response to the request for proposals submitted under subsection (a) of
this section.
(2) Notwithstanding § 11-206(b)(2)(ii) of this article, before offering
a degree program that is the subject of the request for proposals, an out-of-state
senior higher education institution or for-profit institution of higher education shall
seek the approval of the Commission under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article.
(d) The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements
of this section.

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