EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 61

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  HB 52

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Hixson, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Murray, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Early Childhood Educational and Developmental Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 83

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Character Education Programs - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 156

  Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education - Professional Educator Certification Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 218

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education - Tax Credit for Employer-Established Paid Work-Based Learning Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 238

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City School Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 358

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McConkey, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Parker, Quinter, Rosenberg, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 428

  Status as of March 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Branch, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Gilleland, Harrison, James, Love, Mitchell, Moe, Murray, Ramirez, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Education - Full-Day Kindergarten Programs - Schools in Critical Needs or Low Socioeconomic Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 629

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 630

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 704

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Brown, Cane, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Hammen, Harrison, Heller, Impallaria, Jones, Kelley, King, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Powers and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 740

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and King

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 759

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Education - "Adequate Education" for Students Defined

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 761

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Education Reform and State Accountability Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 851

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Costa, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, O'Donnell, and Shank

  Entitled

  Public Libraries - Preventing Internet Access to Obscene Materials - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 901

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bronrott, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Heller, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern , and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 922

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell, Arnick, Bohanan, Eckardt, Frank, Jameson, O'Donnell, Owings, and Wood

  Entitled

  Education - Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act - Extension of Phase-In

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 969

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Bromwell, Brown, and Jennings

  Entitled

  Commission for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 988

  Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 65

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education - Transitioning Students with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, C. Davis, Dwyer, Fulton, McMillan, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Public Schools - Employee Salaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children's Health Insurance Outreach Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1040

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Aumann, Boteler, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Social Workers - Certified Professional Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1083

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1117

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1139

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vallario, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services and Department of Education - Enhancement of Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1141

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Trueschler, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Step-Down Aftercare

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1146

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Bozman, Burns, Howard, Kirk, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Plan for a System of Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Cardin, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Residential Child Care Programs - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1153

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1180

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Oaks, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Correctional Education - Waiting List Reduction Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1199

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Primary and Secondary Education - Performance Expectations and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1230

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 307

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson and Edwards (Task Force to Study Public School Facilities) and Delegates Leopold , Conway, Griffith, Ross, Holmes, James, Niemann, Ramirez, Hurson, G. Clagett, Haynes, Madaleno, F. Turner, Stocksdale, Bozman, Boschert, Cardin, Heller, Barkley, Jones, Proctor, Aumann, Branch, Bates, Bohanan, Cadden, DeBoy, Eckardt, Franchot, Frank, Gaines, Mitchell, Paige, Bartlett, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Public School Facilities Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1254

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, James, Howard, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1273

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes

  Entitled

  Teachers - Certification - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Course Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1280

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Patterson, Howard, Ramirez, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Carter, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Closing the Signed by the Governor School Recognition Awards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1322

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Medical Advisory Committee on Physical Evaluations for Student Athletes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1405

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Hammen, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, Murray, Oaks, and Paige

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Budget and Audit Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  

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  HB 1442

  Status as of April 6, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cadden

  Entitled

  Education - Full-Day Kindergarten - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1505

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway and Hixson

  Entitled

  Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  

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  HB 1532

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Hammen, Doory, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes - Revenues for School Textbooks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 8

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 199

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Correctional Education - Waiting List Reduction Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 251

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Commission for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 266

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 267

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Kittleman, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Education - Accountability - Teacher Effectiveness Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 308

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Stone

  Entitled

  Education - Teachers - Hiring Retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 331

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Currie, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Adult Education and Literacy Services - Waiting List - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 503

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Education - Laptop Computer Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 526

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 543

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 431

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Jimeno, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Facilities and Reform Progress Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 552

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Harris, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Education - Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act - Extension of Phase-In Period

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 619

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Powers and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 650

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 710

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 754

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Approved Work-Based Learning Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 760

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Education - Elementary Schools - Moratorium on Suspensions of Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 766

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Enhancement of Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 481

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Step-Down Aftercare

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 781

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Residential Child Care Programs - Children in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 787

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan and McFadden (Task Force to Study Public School Facilities)

  Entitled

  Public School Facilities Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

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  SB 894

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 148

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Hogan, Brinkley, Stoltzfus, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations