1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 137

CHAPTER NUMBER: 513 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 187
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Lawlah, Collins, Baker, Ruben, Hollinger, Conway, Bromwell, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, Dyson, Astle, Exum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Maryland Learning Success Program - Public School Class Size Reduction Assistance

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Learning Success Program to provide grants to local education agencies to reduce class sizes for reading instruction in grades 1 and 2; requiring local education agencies to submit specified Maryland Learning Success Program plans and reports to the State Superintendent of Education; providing the conditions for awarding Maryland Learning Success Program grants; requiring the Governor to include funding in the budget to accomplish the purposes of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/22
First Reading Budget and Taxation & Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/28
Re-assigned Economic and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
2/10
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Kelley) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
4/9
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Collins, Dyson, and Lawlah
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 513
House Action
3/29
First Reading Ways and Means
3/30
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
4/8
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Campbell, Rzepkowski, and Carlson
4/10
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
GRANTS
MANDATES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
TEACHERS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Education
( 5-212 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 283813/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 1999   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 294429/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 1999   at: 12:11 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 205651/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: Noon     Status: Adopted
Number: 253117/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 6:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 253117/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 5:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 933019/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 5:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 29, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
House
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-0)