SENATE BILL 791

Sponsored By:

Senator Raskin

Entitled:

Education - Open Space on Public School Property - Planting and Maintaining Gardens

Synopsis:

Requiring county boards of education to encourage the use of open space on public school property for the purpose of planting and maintaining gardens; requiring specified schools and community groups to submit specified plans to the county superintendent; requiring specified schools and community groups to limit the application of pesticides under specified circumstances; authorizing county boards to incorporate the use of school gardens into specified curriculum guides and to use specified produce in school cafeterias; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/9

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Education, Boards of

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

Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk

Health -see also- Mental Health

Pest Control

Public Schools

Real Property

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 7-108.1 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs