Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s second supplemental budget includes an additional $44 million in cuts from the University System of Maryland.
The university system must submit its plan for the reduction to the state’s budget and management department by May 1, according to the fiscal year 2026 supplemental budget. Moore’s original budget proposed cutting university system funding by $111 million, according to the department.
The original proposed funding reduction would force the system to eliminate 400 jobs across its universities and limit operational funding, university system chancellor Jay Perman told lawmakers during budget committee hearings in February.
The proposed supplemental budget, which was released Wednesday, comes as the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates reconcile the $67 billion state spending plan in a joint conference committee.
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The university system wrote in a statement to The Diamondback that it is reviewing the supplemental budget and will determine its response in the coming weeks. The University of Maryland deferred comment to the university system.
The Maryland Board of Revenue projected in March that the state would lose $280 million in revenue over the next two years due to federal worker layoffs and federal government funding cuts. The state faces a projected $3 billion budget deficit.
Moore’s second supplemental budget also includes cuts to medical assistance and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The state’s spending plan, which passed the Senate Tuesday, includes more than $2 billion in total cuts and an estimated $1.6 billion in additional revenue from new taxes and fees.
The Maryland General Assembly’s session is scheduled to end April 7.
