2011 Regular Session
Teachers
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 60
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher, Branch, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Luedtke, A. Miller, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Walker
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Eckardt
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees - Exemptions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Clippinger, Frick, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hixson, Ivey, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Reznik, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker
- Entitled
- Education - Discrimination Prohibited - Protected Classes
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Boteler, and Minnick
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Employee Contribution Rate
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Boteler, Elliott, Impallaria, and Krebs
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Vesting and Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons and Kramer
- Entitled
- Video Lottery Terminal Revenues - School Construction and Pensions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Teachers at State and Local Correctional Facilities for Adults and Juveniles
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Aumann
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Vesting and Eligibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Ivey
- Entitled
- Public School Personnel - Grounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Ivey, Kaiser, and Luedtke
- Entitled
- Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jones, Burns, and Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Public School Employees - Collective Bargaining Units
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Branch, Carter, George, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, and Walker
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 812
Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Dumais, Howard, Hucker, Luedtke, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Dating Violence - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Carr, Healey, Hucker, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, B. Robinson, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Substitute Teachers - Qualifications, Training, and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Proctor, Afzali, Anderson, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, Conway, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Haynes, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, McHale, W. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Oaks, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Rosenberg, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Szeliga, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vitale, Walker, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled
- Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Valentino-Smith, Boteler, Conaway, Dwyer, K. Kelly, McComas, Minnick, Burns, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, McHale, and Schulz
- Entitled
- Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Individuals in Business Occupations and Professions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Simmons, Arora, Barkley, Bates, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Howard, Hucker, A. Kelly, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Summers, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Local Educators and Librarians - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- Audit Responsibilities - State Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission, and State Retirement Agency
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1092
Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Compulsory Public School Attendance - Withdrawing Student Exit Interview PG 406-11
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Smigiel
- Entitled
- Pension Reform Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates F. Turner and Serafini
- Entitled
- Employees' Pension System and Teachers' Pension System - Benefits - Eligible Rollover Distributions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Branch, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haynes, Oaks, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - State Employees and Teachers - Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Savings Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- The Minority Leader
- Entitled
- Deficit Reduction Financing Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Gilchrist, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Ross, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Vested Retirement Allowance - Members and Former Members
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- State Employees and Teachers - Cash Balance Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan and Retirement Savings Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Jameson
- Entitled
- Driving Instructors - Use of Wireless Communication Device
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Optional Retirement Program - State and Participating Governmental Unit Employees - Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 201
Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Ferguson, Jones-Rodwell, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Glassman, Jacobs, Mathias, McFadden, Peters, and Reilly
- Entitled
- Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- Audit Responsibilities - State Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission, and State Retirement Agency
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Completing and Submitting an Application for Service Retirement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Offset - Retiree Health Care Premiums
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Public School Employees - Collective Bargaining Units
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Ferguson, and Gladden
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Young
- Entitled
- Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Teachers at State and Local Correctional Facilities for Adults and Juveniles
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Stone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - School Buses - Prohibition on Permitting Sitting on Floor or Standing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 608
Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Ferguson, Currie, Pugh, and Young
- Entitled
- Public School Personnel - Grounds for Suspension or Dismissal - Ineffectiveness
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 610
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Ferguson, Benson, Currie, King, McFadden, Pugh, and Young
- Entitled
- Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 617
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Manno
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Dating Violence - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Miller
- Entitled
- State Health and Retirement Benefits - Public Employees and Retirees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Peters
- Entitled
- Militia - Employment for Military Spouses - Teachers, Health Care Practitioners, and Individuals in Business Occupations and Professions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Optional Retirement Program - New Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 776
Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ferguson
- Entitled
- Parent Empowerment Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson
- Entitled
- St. Mary's County - Certificated Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
SB 943
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- State Board of Education - Student Member - Voting Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Vested Retirement Allowance - Members and Former Members
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 965
Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Benson
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
