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Legislation


2003 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education (F1)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 57
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 9

    Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 113

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Brown, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, and Rzepkowski
    Entitled
    Education - Liability for Education Costs - Exemptions for Out-of-State Adoption Agencies
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 11

    Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, Flanagan, Cryor, and Boschert
    Entitled
    Public Charter School Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 22

    Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Leopold, McKee, and Sophocleus
    Entitled
    Public Schools - Specialists - Stipends
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 153

    Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Boschert , Cadden, and Cardin
    Entitled
    Education - Resident Teacher Corps Pilot Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 218

    Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Edwards
    Entitled
    Education - Public Schools - Extracurricular Activities - Home-Schooled Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Sponsored By
    Delegates Jones, Bobo, Boschert, Cane, Howard, Kirk, Madaleno, and Nathan-Pulliam
    Entitled
    Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 307

    Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 418

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hubbard, Cadden, Conroy, Frush, Griffith, Moe, Niemann, Ross, and Rzepkowski
    Entitled
    Education - Gifted and Talented Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 345

    Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Simmons
    Entitled
    Education - Prevention of Harassment and Intimidation in Public Schools
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 358

    Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 420

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Bozman and Conway
    Entitled
    Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties - School Buses - Length of Operation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 490

    Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 433

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Frush
    Entitled
    Education - Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Pilot Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 531

    Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Howard
    Entitled
    Education - Task Force to Study the Impact of Community-Based Homes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 546

    Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McComas, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boutin, G. Clagett, Conway, Eckardt, Frank, Glassman, Impallaria, Jameson, Krebs, McConkey, Owings, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Stocksdale, and Weldon
    Entitled
    Education - High School Diplomas - Veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 578

    Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Smigiel, Costa, Dwyer, Impallaria, Sossi, and Walkup
    Entitled
    Education - Public Schools - Academic Classes and Extracurricular Activity - Participation by Home-Schooled Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 680

    Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Burns , Nathan-Pulliam, McComas, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boutin, G. Clagett, Conway, Eckardt, Frank, Glassman, Impallaria, Jameson, Krebs, McConkey, Owings, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Stocksdale, Weldon, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gordon, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
    Entitled
    Education - High School Diploma - World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam Conflict Veterans
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 687

    Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Marriott, Bartlett, Boschert, Cryor, Healey, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, McHale, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, and Rosenberg
    Entitled
    Education - Elementary Schools - Moratorium on Suspensions of Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 718

    Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Bartlett , Shank, Edwards, Smigiel, Costa, Dwyer, Impallaria, Sossi, Walkup, Boschert, Cryor, Ramirez, Rzepkowski, and Ross
    Entitled
    Education - Task Force to Study Extracurricular Activities at Public Schools for Home School and Private School Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 857

    Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Carter, Kaiser, Marriott, McIntosh, Oaks, Petzold, Sophocleus, and Vaughn
    Entitled
    Education - Bridge to Excellence in Education Act - Compensatory Education Grants Program - Additional Funding for Infants and Toddlers Programs
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 859

    Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

    Sponsored By
    The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Redmer, Bohanan, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
    Entitled
    Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 870

    Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Heller, Kaiser, Montgomery, Murray, Simmons, Stern, and Taylor
    Entitled
    Searches of Students - School-Sponsored Trips - Principal's Designee
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Governor Veto

    HB 873

    Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Barkley, Bronrott, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Glassman, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Madaleno, Malone, McHale, McKee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Petzold, Shank, Taylor, Weldon, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Education - Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 885

    Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Schisler, Dwyer, and Redmer
    Entitled
    Education - Expressions of Patriotism Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 902

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Fulton
    Entitled
    Education - Public Schools - Health and Safety of Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 978

    Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Bromwell (By Request)
    Entitled
    Public Schools - Health and Safety of Students - Weight of Textbooks
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1011

    Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell
    Entitled
    Department of Juvenile Justice - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1019

    Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hixson, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Heller, and Ramirez
    Entitled
    State Board of Education - Parent Member
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1042

    Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 194

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Heller, Cryor, King, Boschert, and Howard
    Entitled
    Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1086

    Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Heller
    Entitled
    Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association Members - Coaching Personnel - Hiring
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1165

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Owings
    Entitled
    State Board of Education - Public Inspection - Documentation and Contracts Relating to Schools
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1166

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Owings
    Entitled
    Education - Passage of Examinations or Assessments - Prohibition as a Graduation Requirement
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1167

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Owings
    Entitled
    Education - Textbooks and Other Resources - Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1168

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Owings
    Entitled
    Public Schools - Student Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs - Evaluation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1169

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Owings
    Entitled
    Education - School Curriculum and Health Services - Parental Consent
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    HJ 13

    Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Dwyer, Elliott, and O'Donnell
    Entitled
    Celebrate Freedom Week in Public Schools
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 2

    Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 205

    Sponsored By
    Senator Pinsky
    Entitled
    Public School Construction - Use of Solar Energy - Pilot Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
    House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 5

    Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, and Brinkley
    Entitled
    Public Charter School Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 32

    Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 56

    Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 210

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Garagiola, Astle, Middleton, Forehand, Currie, and Hogan
    Entitled
    Education - High School Diplomas - World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 75

    Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 358

    Sponsored By
    Senators Dyson, Hollinger, Colburn, DeGrange, Frosh, Giannetti, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Lawlah, Mooney, and Stone
    Entitled
    Public Charter School Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 81

    Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Greenip, Harris, Mooney, and Schrader
    Entitled
    Education - County School Board - Authority to Remove County Superintendents
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 151

    Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Education - Resident Teacher Corps Pilot Program
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 178

    Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 217

    Sponsored By
    Senator Kelley
    Entitled
    Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 202

    Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Education - School Buses - Years of Operation
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 215

    Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Education - Teachers in Public Schools that Provide Subsidized and Free Feeding Programs - Bonuses
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 216

    Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 217

    Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 295

    Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

    Sponsored By
    Senator McFadden
    Entitled
    Education - Principals - State Salary Grants
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 388

    Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Greenip, Stone, Brinkley, Colburn, Hafer, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 395

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, and Grosfeld
    Entitled
    Commercialism in Schools Act of 2003 - Policy
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 396

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Britt, Grosfeld, and Kelley
    Entitled
    Children's Nutrition and Health in Schools Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Governor Veto

    SB 558

    Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Education - Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 562

    Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

    Sponsored By
    Senator Middleton
    Entitled
    Adult Education and Literacy Services - State Appropriation
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 620

    Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, and Mooney
    Entitled
    State Board of Education - Graduation Requirements - Student Service
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 663

    Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Conway, Kelley, and McFadden
    Entitled
    Education - Elementary Schools - Moratorium on Suspensions of Students
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Britt, Colburn, Forehand, Grosfeld, Hollinger, and Jones
    Entitled
    Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 735

    Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Brinkley
    Entitled
    Education - Required Number of School Days - State of Emergency
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 740

    Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators McFadden, Conway, Hogan, Kasemeyer, and Stone
    Entitled
    Education - Compulsory Attendance and Parental Responsibility - Age Limits
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    SJ 5

    Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Harris, Hooper, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
    Entitled
    Celebrate Freedom Week in Public Schools
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
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