2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 6, 2001 - 1:17 a.m.

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HB 1	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education Funding Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 29	Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, Flanagan, Marriott, Greenip, Cadden, Rosso, and Cryor
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 53	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 183
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dypski, Finifter, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Griffith, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, James, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, Paige, Parrott, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Sher, Shriver, Stocksdale, Swain, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Education - Maryland Educational Opportunity Summer Pilot Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 54	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Public Schools - Class Size Reduction - Smart Growth - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 94	Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Second Career Teacher Certification Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 105	Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Terms and Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 299	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Bohanan, Carlson, D'Amato, Finifter, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Phillips, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, and Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarship
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 325	Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Proctor, and Edwards
Entitled	Governor's Commission to Study Pension Benefit Enhancements to the Teachers' Pension System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 335	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Loan and Loan-Forgiveness Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 381	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Howard
Entitled	Education - Maryland Public School Supplemental Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 401	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 472
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Education - In-State Residency Requirement - Waiver
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 412	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates D'Amato, R. Baker, W. Baker, Bobo, Boutin, Burns, Boschert, Cadden, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Gordon, Franchot, Hubers, V. Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Menes, Patterson, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Turner, James, and Barkley
Entitled	Higher Education - Teachers - Career Change and Teaching Assistants Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 442	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 732
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone and Moe
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 506	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Boutin, Gordon, Guns, Kach, Malone, Ports, Redmer, and Weir
Entitled	Student Teachers and Interns - Criminal Background Disclosure Form
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 518	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Heller, Barkley, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, D'Amato, D. Davis, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, A. Jones, K. Kelly, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 564	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold and Hecht
Entitled	Crimes - Child Abuse - Abuse by a School Employee
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 635	Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Service Obligation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 639	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kittleman and Flanagan
Entitled	Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 776	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dobson, Doory, Fulton, Hubers, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Marriott, Montague, Paige, Proctor, Rawlings, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Teacher Incentives - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 799	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Education - Financing - Mentoring Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 802	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Elementary and Secondary Education - Mentoring Programs - Mandatory Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 803	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Elementary and Secondary Education - Mentoring Program Grants - Requirements for Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 839	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County - Stadium Naming Rights MC/PG 103-01
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 858	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Phillips
Entitled	Teachers' Professional Development - Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 870	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gladden and Kirk
Entitled	Education - Teacher Incentive Coupon Book - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 878	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Carlson, Goldwater, Shriver, Heller, Barve, Kagan, Zirkin, Cryor, Dembrow, Barkley, Bronrott, Kopp, Grosfeld, and Stern
Entitled	Education - Montgomery County Educational Opportunity Summer Pilot Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 882	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate McKee
Entitled	Education - Certificated Professional Public School Employees - Reconstitution Schools, Reconstitution-Eligible Schools, and Challenge Schools - Stipend
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 892	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 691
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Vallario, Montague, Hutchins, Giannetti, Cole, Grosfeld, Carlson, Morhaim, Barkley, and Finifter
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Justice - Summer Opportunity Pilot Program - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 935	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, McIntosh, Rudolph, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Busch, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Montague, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Shank, Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Education - Public School Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

HB 950	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Conway, Hixson, Howard, Rawlings, Healey, and Carlson
Entitled	Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

HB 1099	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Higher Education - Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1116	Status as of February 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter, Barkley, Benson, Burns, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Hammen, Heller, Hubers, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Malone, Minnick, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Rosso, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Schools - Kindergarten - Required Use of Instructional Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1127	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Delegates D'Amato, Kopp, Hubers, Turner, V. Jones, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Heller, Howard, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Rosso, Rudolph, and Shriver
Entitled	Higher Education - Part-Time Grant Program - Dual Enrollment Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1175	Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan and O'Donnell
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System - Employment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1197	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Transfer Tax PG 408-01
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1200	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Task Force to Study the Use of Substitute Teachers PG 409-01
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1210	Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Benson, Valderrama, and Patterson
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Centers for Educational Excellence
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1218	Status as of April 4, 2001: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Campbell, V. Jones, Healey, Bozman, Howard, Conroy, Heller, Marriott, Rosso, and Shriver
Entitled	Education - Teacher Salary Signing Bonus - Eligibility Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1313	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Howard
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Public School Teachers and Law Enforcement and Public Safety Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1421	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Flanagan and Kittleman
Entitled	Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1435	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Phillips, Hixson, and Heller
Entitled	Teacher Professional Development School State Aid Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1459	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Education - Student Teachers - Stipend
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 59	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 88	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 93	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 577
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Purchase of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 129	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Collins, Van Hollen, Blount, Hollinger, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Jacobs, McCabe, Stone, and Green
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Aid for Certification Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 136	Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Education - Class Size Reduction - Maryland Learning Success Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 206	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Forehand, Kelley, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 220	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Self-Defense Act - Rule of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 221	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 733
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 368	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Applications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 378	Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Blount, Collins, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Sfikas, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 389	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 599
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Retirement System - Average Final Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 395	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees in Public Higher Education Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 435	Status as of March 15, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
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
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 516	Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Educator and Student
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 604	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Blount, Hollinger, McCabe, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Sfikas, Stone, Van Hollen, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 719	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, McCabe, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence)
Entitled	Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 721	Status as of March 13, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McCabe, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education Innovation Act of 2001 - Public Charter School Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 751	Status as of March 16, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Education - Professional Personnel - American History or Heritage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 781	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Public Schools - Kindergarten - Required Use of Instructional Assistants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 872	Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Public Schools - Teacher Incentives - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs