HOUSE BILL 1164

Sponsored By:

Delegate Montague

Entitled:

Education - Children in State-Supervised Care

Synopsis:

Establishing that a child in State-supervised care shall be eligible for enrollment in any public school that is in the school district in which the child currently resides; requiring schools immediately to admit a child in State-supervised care and to treat the child as a resident of the school district for all purposes under specified circumstances; requiring specified individuals to evaluate whether travel to the child's school of origin is in the best interest of the child; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Ways and Means

2/25

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

FOSTER CARE

IMMUNIZATION

JUVENILE CAUSES

JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH

NONRESIDENTS -see also- ALIENS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

TRANSPORTATION -see also- BUSES; MASS TRANSIT; RAILROADS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 7-1001 , 7-1002 , 7-1003 , 7-1004 , 7-1005 , 7-1006 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered