Maryland Senate Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring a county board of education to waive certain high school graduation requirements that are in addition to high school graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education for a student in foster care or who is a homeless youth if while in grade 11 or 12 the student transfers into the local school system from a different system in the State; prohibiting a county board from waiving certain requirements if it makes a finding that the student is reasonably capable of completing certain graduation requirements; etc.

Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Students in Foster Care or Homeless Youth

Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]
Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

2020-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-03-11 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2020-03-12	House	Referred Ways and Means
2020-03-11	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2020-03-09	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {454730/1 Adopted
2020-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-31	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

HB754 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-18 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	7	205	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0564?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0564f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0564t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0564_45473001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0564_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0566.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1169.pdf