CHAPTER NUMBER: 436 
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Marriott, Benson, Carter, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Mandel,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Patterson
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
State Department of Education - Early Learning and Child Care Programs
 
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a plan to
accredit certain early learning programs and child care programs that
are planning to provide or are providing specified kindergarten or
prekindergarten programs to specified children; requiring the State
Department of Education to submit the plan to the Joint Committee on
Children, Youth, and Families on or before December 31, 2005; etc.
House Action
- 2/23
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 3/3
 - Re-referred Ways and Means
 -      Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/26
 - Favorable Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/25
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 - 4/8
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/30
 - Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/8
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 436
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
 - Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
 - DAY CARE
 - EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
 - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 - EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)