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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 16

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 242
Sponsored By:
Senators Sfikas, Collins, Stone, Conway, Roesser, Hollinger, and Della
Entitled:
Education - Public School Systems - Required Curriculum

Synopsis:

Requiring each public elementary school and each public secondary school in the State to instruct its students in the historical causes, effects, and lessons of the mass starvation that occurred in Ireland between 1845 and 1850; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the Act; and generally relating to the curriculum required in public schools in the State.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
7/15
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/7
Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m.
1/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/28
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
1/29
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (26-18)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/2
Third Reading Passed (26-20)
House Action
2/3
First Reading Ways and Means
2/4
Hearing 2/17 at 11:00 a.m.
3/24
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Sponsored by:
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
HISTORICAL MATTERS
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Education
( 7-113 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 384815/1 (PDF)     Offered on: January 29, 1998   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
January 29, 1998: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (26-18)
February 2, 1998: Third Reading Passed (26-20)
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