Requiring the State Department of Education to distribute grants in specified amounts to specified counties for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test; changing the name of the State Scholarship Administration to the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the Maryland Higher Education Commission; providing for students to qualify in grades 9 and 10 for a Guaranteed Access Grant; establishing the College Readiness Outreach Program in the Commission and the Department of Education; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Delegate Michael E. Busch, District 30

College Readiness for Disadvan. & Capable Students

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

ALLEGANY COUNTY

APPROPRIATIONS

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

BALTIMORE CITY

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

EXAMINATIONS

GRANTS

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME

SCHOLARSHIPS

STATE AID

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

WICOMICO COUNTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 7-203.1 , 18-101 , 18-107 , 18-201 , 18-202 , 18-203 , 18-204 , 18-303 , 18-303 , 18-303.1 , 18-304 , 18-305 , 18-306 , 18-307 , 18-2601 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 575966/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2002   at: 11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 764038/2 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 12:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (124-0)

Senate

April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)