2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 712

File Code: Education - Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1221
Sponsored By:
Senator McFadden
Entitled:
Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations to require parents or legal guardians of children entering a school to report the results of blood tests for lead poisoning at a specified time; requiring specified public schools to report on blood test results to the local health department; providing for a waiver of blood testing for religious reasons with a specified exception; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
4/8
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/19
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
3/30
First Reading Environmental Matters
4/3
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BALTIMORE CITY
CHEMICAL TESTS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
IMMUNIZATION
LABORATORIES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RELIGION -see also- CHURCHES
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 7-403 )
Environment
( 6-303 , 6-304 )
Health - General
( 18-106 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 844336/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2000   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 000616/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2000   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 1, 2000: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (137-0)