SENATE BILL 552

Sponsored By:

Senator Pinsky

Entitled:

Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants

Synopsis:

Consolidating specified workforce shortage and economic development student scholarship and grant programs in the Maryland Higher Education Commission into the new Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant program; requiring the Commission and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Commission to administer the program; establishing eligibility criteria for grant awards and award amounts under the program; requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to appoint an Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/8

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

3/6

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/9

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/10

First Reading Ways and Means

3/22

Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

CHILD CARE

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

FIRE PROTECTION

GRANTS

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

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

MENTAL HEALTH

NURSES

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

REPORTS

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SCHOLARSHIPS

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

SOCIAL WORKERS

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

TUITION

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 18-701 , 18-708 , 18-1102 , 18-2101 , 18-2701 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

Senate

Number: 114934/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2006   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)