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HOUSE BILL 988

CHAPTER NUMBER: 367
File Code: Higher Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 552

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Bartlett, Bozman, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Jones, King, Madaleno, McKee, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Marriott, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez

Entitled:
Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants

Synopsis:

Consolidating specified workforce shortage and economic development student scholarship and grant programs in the Maryland Higher Education Commission into the new Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant program; requiring the Commission and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Commission to administer the program; establishing eligibility criteria for grant awards and award amounts under the program; requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to appoint an Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Ways and Means
2/22
Hearing 3/9 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 (137-0)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (135-3)
Passed Enrolled
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
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted (28-19)
Motion Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Hollinger) Rejected (23-24)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 367

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
CHILD CARE
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
FIRE PROTECTION
GRANTS
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
MENTAL HEALTH
NURSES
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
REPORTS
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SCHOLARSHIPS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
TUITION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 18-701 , 18-708 , 18-1102 , 18-2101 , 18-2701 )

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: 265667/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 963629/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2006   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 7, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-3)
Senate
April 3, 2006: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {963629/1 Adopted (28-19)
April 3, 2006: Motion Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Hollinger) Rejected (23-24)
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (45-2)


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