File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Prior Year Introduction As: 
SB 447/08 - EHE
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Pugh, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Lenett,
McFadden, and Muse
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Education - High School Diploma - GED Options Program
 
Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a GED Options
Program that provides specified students with an alternative course
for obtaining a high school diploma beginning August 1, 2009;
providing for specified Program requirements; requiring students
enrolled in the GED Options Program to be counted in the average daily
attendance of a local school system; and requiring the State Board to
adopt specified regulations.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/29
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/11
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 2/13
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Finance
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.  (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
 - Education, State Board of
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Students
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Education
 - (
 7-206 ,
 7-301 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered