1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 230

CHAPTER NUMBER: 109 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 494
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Forehand, Hogan, Blount, Collins, Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, and Sfikas
Entitled:
Gifted and Talented Student Education - Excellence in Education Incentive Grant Program

Synopsis:

Establishing the Excellence in Education Incentive Grant Program in the State Department of Education; requiring local boards of education that receive grants to develop and implement specified programs, provide staff development, and disseminate specified information; requiring the State Board of Education to establish criteria for awarding grants and to evaluate and monitor grant programs and services; and requiring that funding for the Act be provided from specified amounts in the Governor's budget.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/22
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/27
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
4/29
Signed by the Governor Chapter 109
House Action
2/28
First Reading Ways and Means
3/5
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/27
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/28
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGETS
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
MANDATES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STUDENTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 8-201 , 8-202 , 8-203 , 8-204 , 8-2A-01 , 8-2A-02 , 8-2A-03 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 414001/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:30 Status: Adopted