Delegate plans to continue push for Prince George's law school

Del. Justin Ross (D-Dist. 22) of Hyattsville plans to ask the state for $150,000 during the next session of the General Assembly in 2011 to continue researching opening a satellite campus for the University of Baltimore law school in Prince George's County.

The money would be used to hire a consultant to gauge the demand for evening classes among aspiring lawyers in Washington, D.C.'s suburbs.

There are two law schools in Baltimore — the University of Baltimore and the University of Maryland campus in Baltimore — that cost less to attend than most of the six law schools in the District, but it takes longer to commute there for residents of Prince George's County and other D.C. suburbs, according to a preliminary report given to the General Assembly last fall.