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2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 856

CHAPTER NUMBER: 288 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1329

Sponsored By:: Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence) and Senator Collins

Entitled:: Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act

Requiring the results of specified audits of county boards of education to report to committees of the General Assembly; requiring each county board to provide full-day kindergarten to all kindergarten students by the 2007-2008 school year; increasing the tobacco tax rate for cigarettes to $1.00; providing for the distribution of tobacco tax revenues for fiscal year 2003 to a special fund, to be used only for specified education aid purposes; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/20: First Reading Senate Rules
2/26: Re-referred Budget and Taxation & Education Health and Environmental Affairs; Hearing 3/6 at 1:30 p.m.
4/1: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/30: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order 4/2 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/31: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment (#1-10, 12) Adopted; Committee Amendment (#11) Adopted (32-15); Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (31-15); Floor Amendment (Senator Schrader) Adopted; Floor Committee Amendment (Budget and Taxation) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (14-32); Special Order later today (Senator Bromwell) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Rejected (22-25); Floor Amendment (Senator Green) Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1: Third Reading Passed (30-17)
4/4: Senate Concur - House Amendments; Third Reading Passed (32-15); Passed Enrolled
5/6: Signed by the Governor Chapter 288

House Action

3/31: First Reading Ways and Means
4/4: Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.; Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/2: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Benson) Rejected (42-77); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3: Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (39-94); Special Order later today (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate James); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Gordon) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate James) Rejected (55-76); Floor Amendment (Delegate Mitchell) Rejected (51-74); Floor Amendment (Delegate C. Davis); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate C. Davis) Rejected (29-96); Floor Amendment (Delegate Stocksdale) Rejected (43-81); Floor Amendment (Delegate Amedori) Rejected; Floor Amendment (Delegate Amedori) Rejected (25-92); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Third Reading Passed with Amendments (91-49)

Sponsored by:: Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42; Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6; Ed. Finance, Equity, & Excellence, Comm. on; Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26; Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:: ALLEGANY COUNTY; ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY; APPROPRIATIONS; AUDITORS AND AUDITS; BALTIMORE CITY; BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.; CAROLINE COUNTY; CHARTERED COUNTIES; CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING; COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES; COMPTROLLER; CONSTRUCTION; COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES; COUNTY COUNCILS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL; EDUCATION, BOARDS OF; EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF; EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc; EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF; GARRETT COUNTY; GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.; GRANTS; HOWARD COUNTY; LANGUAGE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES; MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH; MONTGOMERY COUNTY; PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY; PROPERTY TAX; PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REPORTS; REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.; RULES AND REGULATIONS; SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME; SCHOOL BUSES; SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE; SOMERSET COUNTY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STATE AID; SUNSET; TALBOT COUNTY; TEACHERS; TOBACCO; TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc; WASHINGTON COUNTY; WICOMICO COUNTY; WORCESTER COUNTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:: Education; ( 4-121 , 5-109 , 5-201 , 5-202 , 5-203 , 5-203 , 5-205 , 5-206 , 5-206.1 , 5-207 , 5-207 , 5-208 , 5-208 , 5-209 , 5-209 , 5-210 , 5-210 , 5-211 , 5-212 , 5-213 , 5-214 , 5-215 , 5-216 , 5-401 , 5-401 , 5-402 , 5-402 , 7-101 , 7-101.1 , 7-103 , 7-208 , 7-301 , 8-2A-01 , 8-2A-02 , 8-2A-03 , 8-414 , 11-105 ); Article - 83C Juvenile Justice; ( 2-134 ); Tax - General; ( 12-105 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate: Number: 019530/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 11:37 a.m. Status: Incomplete; Number: 159339/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 12:51 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 163724/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 6:53 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 293921/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 6:55 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 623927/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 12:51 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 623927/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 6:55 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 643529/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 12:49 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 753422/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 2002 at: 7:48 p.m. Status: Adopted
House: Number: 173726/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 4, 2002 at: 6:49 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 203120/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 3:06 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 423722/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 3:35 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 483722/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 3:41 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 553223/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 3:01 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 683021/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 2:42 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 755366/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 4, 2002 at: 6:35 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 903623/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 3:45 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 993527/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at: 12:57 p.m. Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate: March 31, 2002: Committee Amendment (#11) Adopted (32-15); March 31, 2002: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (31-15); March 31, 2002: Floor Amendment (Haines) {623927/1 Rejected (14-32); March 31, 2002: Floor Amendment (Bromwell) {293921/2 Rejected (22-25); April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (30-17); April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (32-15)
House: April 2, 2002: Floor Amendment (Benson) {173726/1 Rejected (42-77); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Ports) Rejected (39-94); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (James) Rejected (55-76); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Mitchell V) {553223/1 Rejected (51-74); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Davis C) Rejected (29-96); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Stocksdale) {423722/1 Rejected (43-81); April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Amedori) {903623/1 Rejected (25-92); April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (91-49)