2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 285

CHAPTER NUMBER: 368
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 96
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Levi, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, Walkup, and Cardin
Entitled:
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs

Synopsis:

Requiring a county board of education to require a school that has a truancy rate that exceeds specified standards to implement a positive behavioral interventions and support program or an alternative, research-based, positive, and effective behavior modification program in collaboration with the State Department of Education; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/23
First Reading Ways and Means
1/30
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable
Special Order 4/7 (Senator Harris) Adopted
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 368

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discipline
Education, Boards of
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Local Government Mandates
Public Schools
Students
Truancy

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 1-101 , 7-304.1 )

Documents:

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):
House
Number: 545169/02     Offered on: March 20, 2008   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 18, 2008: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-1)