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2005 SESSION OF THE
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Here are some of the hot issues as the 2004
Legislative Session develops:
THE FLUSH TAX
SENATE
BUDGET ACTIONS
RESIDENT
WORK HOURS
BILLS
INTRODUCED
STAFF
CONTACT INFORMATION
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General Education
BILLS INTRODUCED
General
Education
HB0011� Public Charter School Act of 2003
House Bill 11 allows
County Boards of Education to create and become the chartering authorities for
public charter schools in the State.�
Various parties will be allowed to submit applications to create public
charter schools, including the staff of public schools, parents or guardians of
students who attend public schools, public institution of higher education, and
combinations of the above.� An applicant
is permitted to engage the services of a nonprofit corporation in the
establishment of a charter school.� Under
House Bill 11, the County Board shall establish the policies guiding the goals,
focus, rules, procedures and implementation of the charter school including the
rights and duties of the county boards as public chartering authorities.
Effective Date - July 1,
2003
Effective Date:
For more information, please contact:� Bret Schreiber
HB0045� Higher Education - Moratorium on New Programs
This bill would have
prohibited institutions of postsecondary education from establishing new
programs of study.� The bill stated that
it is the intent of the General Assembly that the moratorium end when the
Secretary of Higher Education determines that at least 50% of the State’s
teaching, nursing, and pharmacy workforce has graduated from institutions in
the State.� The Secretary of Higher
Education would have had to report to the General Assembly annually on the
State’s progress toward meeting this goal and provide recommendations for
legislation relating to the goal.�
Although the merits of the
bill in trying to ease the States teaching, nursing and pharmacy workforce
shortages are to be commended, the impact of imposing a moratorium on other
programs would be debilitating to higher education institutions of all sectors,
not to mention hampering our institutions ability to cater our course offerings
to the needs to the business community throughout Maryland.� A well coordinated effort among the private
and public higher education institutions, including the community colleges,
helped to defeat this bill in the House Appropriations Committee.
Effective Date:
For more information, please contact:� Bret Schreiber
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
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