2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 687

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Green, Bromwell, McFadden, Collins, Hooper, Pinsky, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
School Health Programs - Smoking Prevention - A Nurse in Every School

Synopsis:

Requiring school health services and the School Health Program to include in each school in the State a nurse to coordinate the Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Program; requiring the Program to include the provision of a registered nurse with specified responsibilities in specified schools, the development of specified connections between the Program and community health providers, and access to specified services for students; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
2/10
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNOR
GRANTS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
MANDATES
NURSES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
STUDENTS
TOBACCO
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 7-418 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 7-317 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered