2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 901

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 752
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bronrott, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Heller, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, and Hubbard
Entitled:
Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

Synopsis:

Requiring that the foundation program of the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act be adjusted in a specified manner to reflect regional differences in the cost of education that are due to factors outside the control of local jurisdictions; providing for the manner of calculation and distribution of specified additional State aid to education reflecting regional differences in the cost of education; repealing an obsolete provision of law; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Ways and Means
2/25
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/27
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (116-24)
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STATE AID
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 5-202 , 5-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 365069/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 403229/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 4:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 28, 2004: Third Reading Passed (116-24)