2004 Regular Session

TEACHERS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68

HB 55
Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Sossi
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 130
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By
Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Krebs, Mandel, Murray, Petzold, and Ramirez
Entitled
Searches of Students - School-Sponsored Trips - Teachers
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 156
Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled
Education - Professional Educator Certification Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 162
Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled
Education - Teacher Incentives
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 198
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Powers and Duties
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 235
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Delegates Cadden, V. Clagett, Love, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Teachers' Pension System - Former Members - Military Service Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 238
Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Fulton
Entitled
Education - Baltimore City School Board
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 253
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Holmes
Entitled
Lottery for Schools Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 302
Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Hennessy, Amedori, Aumann, Boutin, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Impallaria, Jameson, Krebs, McComas, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Petzold, Sossi, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled
Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority and Student
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 306
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Minnick
Entitled
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Teachers and Principals - Sunset Extension
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 440
Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates King, Amedori, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Heller, Jameson, Lee, Myers, Simmons, Goodwin, Kaiser, Ross, Bartlett, McKee, Marriott, Hixson, Healey, C. Davis, Howard, Gordon, Patterson, Cardin, Ramirez, and Elmore
Entitled
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 510
Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelley, Fulton, Howard, Jones, Marriott, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 530
Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Minnick, Cluster, Malone, and Weir
Entitled
Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Collective Bargaining - Faculty
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 630
Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Hixson
Entitled
Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 748
Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bozman, Bronrott, Cryor, DeBoy, Feldman, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Parker, Proctor, Simmons, Taylor, Trueschler, and V. Turner
Entitled
Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 761
Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, Bartlett, Costa, Dwyer, and Sossi
Entitled
Education Reform and State Accountability Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 772
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Gilleland, Boschert, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Goodwin, Kaiser, King, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Myers, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Income Tax - Credit for Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, and Teachers
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 791
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Cluster, Boteler, Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Glassman, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Leopold, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 798
Status as of April 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Trueschler, Bartlett, Boteler, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Hogan, Kach, Kaiser, Love, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Shank, and Sossi
Entitled
Income Tax - Credit for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 849
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross
Entitled
Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 851
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled
Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 869
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The Speaker and The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Financing Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
HB 871
Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 916
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Haddaway, Dwyer, Amedori, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Glassman, McConkey, Myers, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled
Education - Expressions of Patriotism Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 958
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates King, Gilleland, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Murray, Myers, Niemann, Ross, V. Turner, Bozman, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Heller, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled
Task Force to Study Teacher Mentoring Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 969
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Bromwell, Brown, and Jennings
Entitled
Commission for the Blind - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1040
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank, Aumann, Boteler, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Education - Social Workers - Certified Professional Personnel
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1057
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By
Delegate James (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1060
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Jones, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Feldman, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Haynes, Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, McHale, Minnick Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Parker, Proctor, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled
Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1084
Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Hennessy, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, and Murray
Entitled
Criminal Law - Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Person in Position of Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1139
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vallario, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled
Department of Juvenile Services and Department of Education - Enhancement of Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1153
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate James
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1164
Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1238
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Bartlett
Entitled
Education - Children in Need of Assistance - Notice to School Officials of Truancy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1254
Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Proctor, James, Howard, and Vallario
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1273
Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Menes
Entitled
Teachers - Certification - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Course Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1275
Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin, Cryor, Bohanan, McKee, and Myers
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1307
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Boschert, Cardin, Doory, Bozman, Cryor, Gilleland, Heller, Myers, Goodwin, Kaiser, Ross, Bartlett, McKee, Marriott, Hixson, Healey, King, C. Davis, Howard, Gordon, Patterson, Ramirez, and Elmore
Entitled
Higher Education - William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1437
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate McConkey
Entitled
State Personnel - State Subsidy for Health Benefits - Optional Retirement Program
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1524
Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Baltimore City School System Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HJ 11
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Krebs, Boteler, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Glassman, King, McComas, McMillan, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled
Higher Education - Teacher Education Reading Programs - Alignment with Federal Law
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 1
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Education - Teachers - State and Local Aid Program for Certification
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 8
Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled
Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 17
Status as of January 14, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 77
Status as of January 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Education - Prevention of Harassment and Intimidation in Public Schools
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 98
Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 115
Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Maryland Teachers' Pension System and the Teachers' Retirement System
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 137
Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled
Self-Defense Act - Rule of Law
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 251
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Commission for the Blind - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 266
Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, and Lawlah
Entitled
Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 267
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Kittleman, and Lawlah
Entitled
Education - Accountability - Teacher Effectiveness Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 308
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Hollinger, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled
Education - Teachers - Hiring Retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 391
Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier
Entitled
Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Collective Bargaining - Faculty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 397
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By
Senator Jimeno
Entitled
Teachers' Pension System - Former Members - Military Service Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 465
Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Teitelbaum, Kasemeyer, and Kramer
Entitled
Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 507
Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By
Senators Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, and Giannetti
Entitled
Anne Arundel County - Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
SB 508
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
SB 510
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 526
Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled
Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 650
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Kittleman
Entitled
Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 651
Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Kittleman
Entitled
Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 709
Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Brochin
Entitled
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 747
Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators McFadden, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 766
Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Giannetti
Entitled
Department of Juvenile Services - Enhancement of Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 826
Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Dyson
Entitled
Charles County - Education - School Personnel - Employee Service or Representation Fee
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
SB 865
Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Quality Teacher Incentives - Classroom Teachers - Specialists
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 882
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Hollinger
Entitled
Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Funding
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 889
Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled
Harford Community College - Board of Trustees - Membership, Officers, and Standing Committee Chairs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means