2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 859

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 388
Sponsored By:
The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Redmer, Bohanan, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled:
Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003

Synopsis:

Authorizing the county boards of education to be the public chartering authorities for public charter schools in the State; establishing an admissions policy for public charter schools; prohibiting the charging of tuition and specified fees; authorizing the State Board of Education, in consultation with the county boards, to adopt regulations relating to public charter schools; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Ways and Means
2/19
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (100-31)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Bozman, Heller, and Boschert
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-2)
Sponsored by:
Minority Leader, House
Administration
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Richard K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan Wolf Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
ASSESSMENTS
AUDITORS AND AUDITS
CHARTERS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
CONSTRUCTION
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
DISCIPLINE
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
STATE AID
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc
TUITION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 1-101 , 9-101 , 9-102 , 9-103 , 9-104 , 9-105 , 9-106 , 9-107 , 9-108 , 9-109 , 9-110 , 9-111 , 9-112 , 9-113 , 9-114 , 9-115 , 9-116 , 9-117 , 9-118 , 9-119 , 9-120 , 9-121 , 9-122 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 005168/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 624037/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2003   at: 10:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (100-31)
Senate
April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (42-2)