HOUSE BILL 415

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barnes and Ross

Entitled:

Education - Character Education Fund

Synopsis:

Establishing the Character Education Fund in the State Department of Education; requiring the Governor to include a specified amount in the State budget each fiscal year for the Fund; establishing the grant eligibility requirements for the Fund; requiring the Department to adopt specified criteria for approving character education programs, decide whether to approve a proposed program by specified dates, and make specified grant awards by specified dates; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/29

First Reading Ways and Means

2/3

Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.

2/10

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.

3/1

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations

Education, Boards of

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

Education, State Department of

Grants

Public Schools

Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 7-120 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Ways and Means