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HOUSE BILL 838

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 509/06 - W&M

Sponsored By:
Delegates Ross, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, George, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Levi, McDonough, Minnick, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Cardin, Doory, Howard, N. King, Olszewski, and F. Turner

Entitled:
Education - Character Education Fund

Synopsis:

Establishing the Character Education Fund; requiring the Governor to include a specified amount in the State budget each fiscal year for the Fund; establishing the grant eligibility requirements for the Fund; requiring the State Department of Education to adopt criteria for approving character education programs, decide whether to approve a character education program by specified dates, make specified grant awards by specified dates, devote a specified amount of the Fund to specified activities, and establish reporting requirements; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Ways and Means
2/14
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/23
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Gerron Levi, District 23A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Conventions
Education, Boards of
Education, Department of
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Grants
Public Schools
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Students

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-426 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 845969/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 19, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)



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