HOUSE BILL 1002

Sponsored By:

Delegate Stocksdale

Entitled:

Education - Scholarship Program for Children in Foster Care

Synopsis:

Establishing a Scholarship Program for Children in Foster Care; authorizing a foster parent or legal guardian of a child in foster care to enroll the child in a noncollegiate educational institution and use scholarship funds to offset specified costs relating to the child's attendance at the noncollegiate educational institution; establishing eligibility to participate in the Program; providing for the administration of funds for the Program; establishing the amount of a scholarship; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Ways and Means

2/14

Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Education, Boards of

Education, Department of

Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc

Foster Care

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses

Local Government Mandates

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Notices

Private Schools

Public Schools

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Reports

Rules and Regulations

Scholarships

School Buses

Special Education

Students

Transportation-see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc

Tuition

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 4-122 , 4-122.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered