2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 233

CHAPTER NUMBER: 287 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 290
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Astle, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Education - Negotiations Between Public School Employers and Employee Organizations

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a public school employer from negotiating with an employee organization on the school calendar, the maximum number of students assigned to a class or any matter precluded by applicable statutory law; providing that specified matters may not be raised in a specified action to resolve an impasse; specifying the circumstances under which negotiation is allowed; expanding to all counties the applicability of the laws governing negotiations; specifying that due process for discipline and discharge may be negotiated; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Finance
2/6
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (42-4)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 287
House Action
3/25
First Reading Ways and Means
3/27
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (120-17)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
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 Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
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:
CAROLINE COUNTY
CECIL COUNTY
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
DISCIPLINE
DORCHESTER COUNTY
EASTERN SHORE
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
KENT COUNTY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
SOMERSET COUNTY
TALBOT COUNTY
TEACHERS
UNIONS
WICOMICO COUNTY
WORCESTER COUNTY
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 6-408 , 6-501 , 6-502 , 6-510 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 677975/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2002   at: 12:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
House
April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (120-17)