HOUSE BILL 759

Sponsored By:

Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, Costa, Dwyer, and Sossi

Entitled:

Education - "Adequate Education" for Students Defined

Synopsis:

Defining "adequate education"; requiring that State performance plans include the requirement to provide an adequate education and that county boards of education describe strategies that will be used to provide an adequate education; requiring that the State Superintendent of Schools review plans of local school systems relating to the requirement to provide an adequate education; authorizing the State Board to withhold funds from county boards that fail to provide an adequate education; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/6

First Reading Ways and Means

2/25

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STATE AID

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-401 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered