Education, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 49

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  HB 109

  Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones and Barkley

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Stein, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 185

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Parental Choice Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 188

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Smart Start Scholarship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 367

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 403

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 505

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 663

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller and Robinson

  Entitled

  Transit Service for Disabled Persons - Criminal History Records Check and Training for Persons Providing Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 536

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 546

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bartlett, Bronrott, Carr, Healey, Love, Manno, McComas, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Local Boards of Education - Harassment and Intimidation in Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 597

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  T.R.A. Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 613

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 696

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 720

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 768

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 812

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, 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 813

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Gaines, Proctor, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Employment Categories and Special Appointments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 854

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, 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 893

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Haynes, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Ramirez, Simmons, Stukes, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Character Education Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 978

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1048

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 681

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Correctional Services - Maryland Correctional Enterprises - Revolving Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1181

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and James

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1209

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 687

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1239

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, McDonough, Shewell, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Education - Foster Child Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1243

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission Study - Sexual Offenses Against Spouses - Student Knowledge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1319

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Barve, Carr, Donoghue, Doory, Gilchrist, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jennings, Kullen, McHale, McIntosh, Myers, Ross, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Weir, Bartlett, Elmore, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, Serafini, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Expanded Early Childhood Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1411

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, Carr, Conway, Healey, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Howard, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1486

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Glenn, Oaks, Rice, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1571

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Olszewski

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 1

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 559

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland Youth Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 85

  Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  School Construction - State Superintendent Approval - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 100

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Minority Environmental and Land Trust

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 158

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 183

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 155

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Board of Education - Repeal of Requirement for a Comprehensive Review

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 184

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 156

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Care Centers - Emergency Suspensions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 203

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

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  SB 229

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 231

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 297

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 298

  Status as of February 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 373

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, 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
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 473

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 564

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 607

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones

  Entitled

  Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 647

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, King, Middleton, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 692

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Jones, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 773

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 451

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Department of Education - Adult Education and Family Literacy Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 813

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Education - Scholarship Program for Children with a Disability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 849

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 998

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - No recommendation Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Harrington

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs