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HOUSE BILL 199

CHAPTER NUMBER: 489
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner

Entitled:
Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop a model policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation in schools; requiring that the model policy include specified information; requiring county boards of education to establish policies prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation in schools based on the model policy; defining "bullying, harassment, or intimidation"; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/22
First Reading Ways and Means
2/6
Hearing 2/20 at 2:00 p.m.
3/22
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 (135-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (37-10)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 489

Sponsored by:

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discipline
Discrimination
Education, Boards of
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Education, State Board of
Electronic Government
Harassment
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Local Government Mandates
Penalties
Publications -see also- Maryland Register
Public Employees -see also- State Employees
Public Schools
Reports
Students
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 7-424 , 7-424.1 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 805964/03     Offered on: March 22, 2008   at: 12:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 114236/01     Offered on: April 4, 2008   at: 12:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2008: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 2, 2008: Third Reading Passed (37-10)



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