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SENATE BILL 435

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education

Sponsored By:
Senators Pinsky, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, and Van Hollen

Entitled:
Captive Audience/Stop Commercialism in Schools Act of 2001

Synopsis:

Requiring county boards of education to develop and adopt policies related to marketing and advertising in public schools; requiring a county board to submit specified policies to the State Department of Education by August 1, 2002; prohibiting contracts for the exclusive sale of vending machines; limiting the term of vending machine contracts; prohibiting commercial advertising on school buses; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/7
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/14
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hogan) Adopted
3/15
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Rejected (17-27)
Second Reading Failed
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
FOOD -see also- KOSHER; MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD; MILK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PRIVACY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SCHOOL BUSES
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
VENDING MACHINES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 7-1101 , 7-1102 , 7-1103 , 7-1104 , 7-1105 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 684430/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2001   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 15, 2001: Favorable with Amendments Rejected (17-27)


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