HOUSE BILL 685

Sponsored By:

Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Stocksdale

Entitled:

Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish the Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System (QRIS) on or before July 1, 2011; establishing specified requirements for the Maryland QRIS; clarifying the purpose of the Maryland QRIS; requiring the Department to use existing State and federal resources to fund the Maryland QRIS; allowing the funds used for the implementation of the Maryland QRIS to be used for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Ways and Means

2/16

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Children, Youth, and Families, Joint Committee on

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Child Care

Education, Department of

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

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Public Information

Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration

Reports

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 5-585.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered