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HOUSE BILL 71

CHAPTER NUMBER: 558
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 59

Sponsored By:
Delegates Gutierrez and Marriott

Entitled:
Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula - Collecting, Maintaining, Analyzing, and Reporting

Synopsis:

Requiring county boards of education to collect, maintain, and analyze graduation rates by dividing the number of students who graduate on time by the number of students in a four-year cohort; requiring county boards to report these rates in the aggregate and disaggregated by specified subgroups; requiring county boards to report graduation rates to the public and to the State Department of Education; requiring the Department to compile graduation rates and calculate a graduation rate for the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
10/18
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Ways and Means
2/1
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (128-8)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (36-11)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 558

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-203.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 705863/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (128-8)
Senate
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (36-11)


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