HOUSE BILL 49

Sponsored By:

Delegate King

Entitled:

Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

Synopsis:

Requiring the State to provide grants to specified county boards of education to reflect regional differences in the cost of education that are due to factors outside the control of local jurisdictions; providing for the manner of calculation and distribution of the grants beginning in fiscal year 2009; requiring the State Department of Education to update the geographic cost of education index at specified times; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

10/29

First Reading Ways and Means

10/30

Hearing 11/3 at 10:00 a.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

Grants

Legislation -see also- Corrective Leg; Curative Leg

Public Schools

Reports

State Aid

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-202 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered