File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno,
Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris
- Entitled:
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Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic
Responsibility for Students
Acknowledging federal law that establishes Constitution Day and
Citizenship Day and to celebrate that day in the public schools;
authorizing each county board to establish a specified program to
teach students in its schools about the United States Constitution and
the Maryland Constitution; authorizing the program to include
specified events, the opportunity for specified students to register
to vote, and efforts to reinforce specified curricula; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/24
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/26
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
House Action
- 2/27
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Favorable Report Adopted
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (138-1)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/10
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 12
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
- Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator James N. Robey, District 13
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
- Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Constitution, U.S
- Education, Boards of
- Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
- Federal Government
- Historical Matters
- Holidays and Special Dates
- Public Schools
- Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
- Students
- Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Education
- (
7-116
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 894733/01 Offered on: February 22, 2007 at:
10:42 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- February 26, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- March 31, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-1)