2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1280

File Code: Education - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Delegates Gutierrez, Patterson, Howard, Ramirez, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Carter, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Education - Closing the Gap School Recognition Awards

Synopsis:

Establishing the Closing the Gap School Recognition Awards program in order to recognize primary and secondary schools which have made significant efforts in reducing achievement gaps for African American and Latino students as demonstrated by data reported to the State Department of Education in accordance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act; requiring the Governor to include $2,750,000 in the annual State budget under specified circumstances to fund the awards program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Ways and Means
3/3
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
STUDENTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 5-211 , 5-211 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered