SENATE BILL 89

Sponsored By:

Senator Baker

Entitled:

Higher Education - Community Colleges - State Funding

Synopsis:

Providing that unrestricted grants shall be distributed to specified small community colleges beginning in fiscal year 2003; providing that the grant amounts shall increase in subsequent fiscal years depending on the increase in the amount of specified funding to the 4-year public institutions of higher education in the State; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to periodically review the unrestricted grants authorized by the Act and make a specified determination; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/13

First Reading Budget and Taxation

1/14

Hearing 1/26 at 2:00 p.m.

1/25

Hearing cancelled

1/26

Hearing 2/9 at 1:30 p.m.

3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/1

Returned Passed

5/19

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/21

First Reading Ways and Means

3/22

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable Report by Ways and Means

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (132-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

GRANTS

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

STATE AID

SUNSET

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 16-305 , 16-305 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 129132/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2000   at: 11:06 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 20, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

March 29, 2000: Third Reading Passed (132-0)