HOUSE BILL 1172

Sponsored By:

Delegate Shriver

Entitled:

Education - Early Childhood Literacy - Grants

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Education to distribute grants to organizations that promote literacy at an early age in a health care setting; requiring an organization that is awarded a grant to use the grant to purchase books and train health care providers; requiring the Governor to include funding for the grants in the State budget; and requiring the State Board to adopt regulations to implement the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Ways and Means

2/23

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

3/14

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/17

Special Order 3/21 (Delegate Shriver) Adopted

3/21

Third Reading Passed (128-6)

4/3

Returned Passed

5/18

Signed by the Governor Chapter 672

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation

4/5

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

CLINICS

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

GRANTS

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-213 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 21, 2000: Third Reading Passed (128-6)

Senate

April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)