2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 379

CHAPTER NUMBER: 639
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Prior Year Introduction As: HB 119/08 - W&M Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 990
Sponsored By:
Delegates Olszewski, Cardin, Walker, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a uniform data collection method to track the number of students who regularly participate in a classroom teacher's class by the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year; requiring the method to reflect the number of these students in a classroom teacher's class as of September 30 of each year; requiring each county board of education to implement the method and report the results to the Department on or before December 1 of each year; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/2
First Reading Ways and Means
2/4
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (120-16)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 639

Sponsored by:

Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Education, Boards of
Education, Department of
Public Schools
Reports
Students
Teachers

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-119 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2009: Third Reading Passed (120-16)
Senate
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)