2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 230

CHAPTER NUMBER: 221 File Code: Higher Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 322
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates

Synopsis:

Establishing the Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund in the Maryland Higher Education Commission; establishing a funding source for the Fund; providing for expenditures from the Fund; requiring money in the Fund to be used for competitive and statewide grants to increase the number of bedside nurses in Maryland hospitals, in accordance with specified guidelines; and requiring that guidelines provide that a portion of the grants be used to attract and retain minorities to nursing and nurse faculty careers in the State.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Budget and Taxation
1/27
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/8
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/6
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (39-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/17
First Reading Appropriations & Health and Government Operations
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 221

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

GRANTS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
NURSES
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 11-404 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 454939/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2006   at: 11:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 424462/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 6, 2006: Third Reading Passed (39-0)
House
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)