HOUSE BILL 655

Sponsored By:

Delegates Heller, McKee, Conroy, Howard, Leopold, and Sophocleus

Entitled:

Ed-Schs - Recruitment and Retention of Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Reading Specialists - Supplemental Financial Assistance

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Maryland State Board of Education to make a determination about the need for, in specified areas of geographic shortage, additional speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and reading specialists, subject to conditions; making specified speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and reading specialists eligible for additional salary stipends or bonuses, subject to conditions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Ways and Means

2/6

Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/24

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME

SCHOLARSHIPS

TEACHERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 6-306 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 135167/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2002   at: 3:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (139-0)