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SENATE BILL 856

CHAPTER NUMBER: 288
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1329

Sponsored By:
Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence) and Senator Collins

Entitled:
Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act

Synopsis:

Requiring the results of specified audits of county boards of education to report to committees of the General Assembly; requiring each county board to provide full-day kindergarten to all kindergarten students by the 2007-2008 school year; increasing the tobacco tax rate for cigarettes to $1.00; providing for the distribution of tobacco tax revenues for fiscal year 2003 to a special fund, to be used only for specified education aid purposes; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/20
First Reading Senate Rules
2/26
Re-referred Budget and Taxation & Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 3/6 at 1:30 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/30
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/2 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/31
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#1-10, 12) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#11) Adopted (32-15)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (31-15)
Floor Amendment (Senator Schrader) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Budget and Taxation) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (14-32)
Special Order later today (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Rejected (22-25)
Floor Amendment (Senator Green) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed (30-17)
4/4
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (32-15)
Passed Enrolled
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 288
House Action
3/31
First Reading Ways and Means
4/4
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Benson) Rejected (42-77)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (39-94)
Special Order later today (Delegate McIntosh) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate James)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Gordon) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate James) Rejected (55-76)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Mitchell) Rejected (51-74)
Floor Amendment (Delegate C. Davis)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate C. Davis) Rejected (29-96)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Stocksdale) Rejected (43-81)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Amedori) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Amedori) Rejected (25-92)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (91-49)

Sponsored by:

Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Ed. Finance, Equity, & Excellence, Comm. on
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALLEGANY COUNTY
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
APPROPRIATIONS
AUDITORS AND AUDITS
BALTIMORE CITY
BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.
CAROLINE COUNTY
CHARTERED COUNTIES
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMPTROLLER
CONSTRUCTION
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
COUNTY COUNCILS
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
GARRETT COUNTY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
GRANTS
HOWARD COUNTY
LANGUAGE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
PROPERTY TAX
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
SCHOOL BUSES
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOMERSET COUNTY
SPECIAL EDUCATION
STATE AID
SUNSET
TALBOT COUNTY
TEACHERS
TOBACCO
TRANSPORTATION -see also- AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; BOATS; etc
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WICOMICO COUNTY
WORCESTER COUNTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 4-121 , 5-109 , 5-201 , 5-202 , 5-203 , 5-203 , 5-205 , 5-206 , 5-206.1 , 5-207 , 5-207 , 5-208 , 5-208 , 5-209 , 5-209 , 5-210 , 5-210 , 5-211 , 5-212 , 5-213 , 5-214 , 5-215 , 5-216 , 5-401 , 5-401 , 5-402 , 5-402 , 7-101 , 7-101.1 , 7-103 , 7-208 , 7-301 , 8-2A-01 , 8-2A-02 , 8-2A-03 , 8-414 , 11-105 )

Article - 83C Juvenile Justice
( 2-134 )

Tax - General
( 12-105 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 019530/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Number: 159339/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 12:51 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 163724/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 6:53 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 293921/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 6:55 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 623927/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 12:51 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 623927/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 6:55 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 643529/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 12:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 753422/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 2002   at: 7:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 173726/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2002   at: 6:49 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 203120/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 3:06 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 423722/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 3:35 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 483722/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 3:41 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 553223/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 3:01 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 683021/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 2:42 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 755366/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2002   at: 6:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 903623/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 3:45 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 993527/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 12:57 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 31, 2002: Committee Amendment (#11) Adopted (32-15)
March 31, 2002: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (31-15)
March 31, 2002: Floor Amendment (Haines) {623927/1 Rejected (14-32)
March 31, 2002: Floor Amendment (Bromwell) {293921/2 Rejected (22-25)
April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (30-17)
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (32-15)
House
April 2, 2002: Floor Amendment (Benson) {173726/1 Rejected (42-77)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Ports) Rejected (39-94)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (James) Rejected (55-76)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Mitchell V) {553223/1 Rejected (51-74)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Davis C) Rejected (29-96)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Stocksdale) {423722/1 Rejected (43-81)
April 3, 2002: Floor Amendment (Amedori) {903623/1 Rejected (25-92)
April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (91-49)


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