File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Blount, Hollinger, McCabe, Collins,
Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah,
Middleton, Sfikas, Stone, Van
Hollen, Harris, and Jacobs
- Entitled:
-
Public Charter School Act of 2001
Establishing the Maryland Public Charter School Program; defining
"public charter school"; establishing primary public charter granting
authority in county boards of education; establishing secondary public
charter granting authority in the State Board of Education under
specified circumstances; establish public charter school application
requirements; establishing an appeals process; establishing a teacher
certification requirement; requiring county boards to develop
individual policies; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/16
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- 4/5
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Collins, McCabe, and Hollinger
House Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 3/21
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (112-18)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CHARTERS
- EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
- EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- TEACHERS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Education
- (
9-101 ,
9-102 ,
9-103 ,
9-104 ,
9-105 ,
9-106
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 194437/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 14, 2001 at:
11:12 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 725861/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2001 at:
8:31 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 16, 2001: Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- House
- April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (112-18)