1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 283

CHAPTER NUMBER: 537 File Code: Higher Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 483
Sponsored By:
Senators Ruben, Hogan, Roesser, Green, Forehand, Pinsky, Kelley, Hollinger, Currie, Kasemeyer, Dorman, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Hoffman, Frosh, McCabe, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Community Colleges - English for Speakers of Other Languages Programs - Funding

Synopsis:

Increasing the maximum amount of funding allowed for annual grants for the English for Speakers of Other Languages ("ESOL") programs at State community colleges, including Baltimore City Community College; and requiring the Governor to make a deficiency appropriation in a specified manner and subject to a certain limitation for any fiscal year in which the State appropriation to the community colleges is insufficient to fully fund all grants eligible under the ESOL programs.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m.
3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Motion Return Second Reading (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Budget and Taxation) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/7
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 537
House Action
3/19
First Reading Ways and Means
3/24
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
BALTIMORE CITY
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
GRANTS
LANGUAGE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 16-305 , 16-508 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 509420/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 1999   at: 12:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 739022/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 1999   at: 10:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 565858/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 12:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 19, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 1, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-1)