HOUSE BILL 1058

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education

Sponsored By:

Delegates Leopold and Heller

Entitled:

Primary and Secondary Education - New Targeted Poverty Grant Program

Synopsis:

Establishing a New Targeted Poverty Grant Program; providing for grants to the counties and Baltimore City for students living in poverty; requiring the money to be used to improve educational performance and academic achievement of schools with students living in poverty, improve the management and administration of schools with students living in poverty, and implement other improvements that directly support improved classroom instruction; and requiring a school board that receives a grant to make a certain accounting.

Legislative History

House Action

2/5

First Reading Ways and Means

2/12

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUDGETS

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

GOVERNOR

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

STATE AID -see also- WELFARE

STUDENTS

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-207 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)