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Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 10-208

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The governing boards of public senior higher education institutions shall, with respect to institutions under their jurisdiction:

(1) Set education policy and adopt mission statements;

(2) Establish goals that are consistent with the roles and missions approved for the institutions;

(3) Select presidents;

(4) Establish guidelines for admission standards that are consistent with the roles and missions approved for the institutions;

(5) Set guidelines for tuition and mandatory fees;

(6) Evaluate and approve short-range and long-range plans; and

(7) Evaluate and approve institutional budget submissions.