Education, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51

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  HB 38

  Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Stukes, F. Turner, Manno, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Jennings, McKee, Murphy, Rice, Ross, and Walker

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 127

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, Olszewski, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Summer Learning Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 139

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Howard, N. King, Busch, F. Turner, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Davis, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Jones, Kullen, Lawton, Malone, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 150

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 332

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Terms and Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 389

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Holmes, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Public School Supplemental Fund - Lotteries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 391

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 439

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barkley, Barnes, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stein, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 478

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 530

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones and Barkley

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 540

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haddaway

  Entitled

  Education - Laptop Computer Distribution Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 562

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Gaines, Healey, Ross, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Frush, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 577

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates N. King, Ali, Barkley, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, Lawton, Manno, Murphy, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  County Boards of Education - Master Plans - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 610

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  State Department of Education and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Student Surveys - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 838

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, George, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Levi, McDonough, Minnick, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Cardin, Doory, Howard, N. King, Olszewski, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Education - Character Education Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 883

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Teen Pregnancy - Prevention - Grant and Aid Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 957

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 442

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Bronrott, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Taylor, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Student Emergency Medical Care - Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 962

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Proctor, Gaines, Healey, Ross, Costa, Anderson, Branch, Braveboy, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, James, Jones, Levy, Love, Mathias, McIntosh, Niemann, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Barnes, Benson, Davis, Frush, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 973

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glassman, Glenn, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Oaks, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Schuler, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Education - Scholarship Program for Children in Foster Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1037

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Barnes, Cane, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Lawton, Manno, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Maryland School Attendance Performance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1046

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Braveboy, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Kullen, Lawton, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Stein, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Public Health - Self-Mutilation - Awareness, Training, and Distribution of Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1056

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1080

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, Braveboy, DeBoy, Frush, Gaines, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Jones, Kach, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Lawton, Love, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Creation of the Maryland Education Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1102

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Lack of Library Facilities - Required Computers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1115

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Education - Unexcused Student Absence - Repayment of State Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1119

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Policy and Funding Implications of the High School Assessment as a Graduation Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1199

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 641

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, N. King, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1239

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Board of Education PG 433-07

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1318

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1372

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 478

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gaines, Barkley, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, DeBoy, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Student Health - Inhalant Abuse - Awareness , Training, and Distribution of Materials (Mackenzie's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1394

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Education - Juvenile Services Alternative Education Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 9

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  State Department of Education and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Student Surveys - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 109

  Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Hogan, Jones, Miller, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 127

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 132

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 312

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Education - Student Discipline - Review of Local Policies and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 158

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Muse, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 231

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 242

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt, Conway, Dyson, Kramer, Lenett, Muse, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Multiple Suspensions Services Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 265

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Hogan, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 268

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 292

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno and Pugh

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 466

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Colburn, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Summer Learning Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 476

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 333

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Group Home Education and Placement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 478

  Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 657

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Britt, and Peters

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Board of Education

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 668

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Currie, Muse, and Peters

  Entitled

  Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 676

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Care - Influenza Immunization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 703

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 711

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 49

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Dyson

  Entitled

  Education - "Share the State Fair " Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 907

  Status as of May 27, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 652

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hogan, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Budget Accountability - Master Plans and Evaluations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means