1997 Regular Session

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)