Charters
Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Weber City. [HB-1986]
[Community Development ]
Charter; Town of Weber City. Deletes outdated provisions of the town charter.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0472) on 03/24/2011
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Charter; City of Alleghany Highlands. [HB-1770]
[Community Development ]
Charter; City of Alleghany Highlands. Provides a new charter for the City of Alleghany Highlands, the city to be created by the consolidation of Alleghany County and the City of Covington, if approved by voters.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Shuler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0338) on 03/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Rich Creek. [HB-1763]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Charter; Town of Rich Creek. Shifts council elections from May to November; removes a salary cap for council members, referencing state law for the setting of salaries; and updates several out-of-date provisions of the town's charter.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Crockett-Stark
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0778) on 04/06/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Fairfax. [HB-1742]
[Elections ]
Charter; City of Fairfax. Amends the charter for the City of Fairfax by changing the date of the first meeting of the newly elected City Council members from the first Tuesday of July following their election to the second Tuesday of July following their election or at the first scheduled regular or special meeting of the City Council in July, whichever occurs first. Additionally, the charter is amended so that revenue bonds may be issued by the City without holding a bond referendum, as the charter currently requires.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0454) on 03/24/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Martinsville. [HB-1536]
[Elections ]
Charter; City of Martinsville. Shifts the city's elections from May to November.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Merricks
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0328) on 03/22/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Parent Empowerment Act of 2011 [SB-776]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing specified parents and legal guardians of students attending public schools that are subject to corrective action and are not making adequate yearly progress to petition county boards of education to implement specified interventions based on improving academic achievement or student safety; requiring county boards to notify the State Superintendent of Schools and the State Board of Education of the receipt and disposition of specified petitions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/17/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that mutual consent between the county board and the charter operator shall govern qualified and certificated individuals working in a public charter school; and providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Charter Schools - School Sites and Buildings - Availability for [SB-609]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Requiring specified county boards of education to inform the county commissioners or the county council if specified land, schools sites, or buildings have been determined by the county board to be no longer needed for school purposes under specified circumstances; requiring a county board to inform public charter schools in the county if school sites or buildings have been determined by the county board to be no longer needed for school purposes under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - [SB-449]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing in Baltimore City charter management organizations and the employees who work at specified public charter schools in Baltimore City to amend the provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement if 80% or more of the employees at the particular public charter school approve the amendment; requiring the charter management organization to propose and present the amendments to the employees and to inform specified public school personnel of the amendments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Property Tax - Charter Counties - Education Funding [SB-316]
[Property Tax ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the county council of a charter county to set a property tax rate higher or to collect more property tax revenues than authorized under the county charter under specified circumstances for the sole purpose of funding education; requiring a charter county to appropriate to the local board of education specified revenues and prohibiting a charter county from reducing specified funding to the local board of education under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Nonprofit Charter Schools - Property Tax Credit [SB-260]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property leased to a nonprofit charter school and used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes; authorizing a partial property tax credit if only a part of real property is leased to a nonprofit charter school in Anne Arundel County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 02/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund [SB-123]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund; stating the purpose of the Fund; authorizing specified applicants to obtain loans from the Fund; requiring the State Board of Education to administer the Fund and to consider specified factors when evaluating loan applications; specifying loan amounts; requiring the State Board to report specified information to county boards of education each fiscal year; specifying provisions relating to loan repayment; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Qualified Zone Academy Bond [HB-86]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $15,902,000, the proceeds to be used as grants to the Interagency Committee on School Construction and the Maryland State Department of Education for specified development or improvement purposes; providing for the disbursement of the loan proceeds and the further grant of funds to eligible school systems for specified purposes, subject to a requirement that the grantees document the provision of a required federal matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - [HB-792]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing in Baltimore City charter management organizations and the employees who work at specified public charter schools in Baltimore City to amend the provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement if 80% or more of the employees at the particular public charter school approve the amendment; requiring the charter management organization to propose and present the amendments to the employees and to inform the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners of the amendments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing Cancelled on 03/08/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Property Leased to Public Charter [HB-62]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property leased to a public charter school and used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Charter Schools - School Sites and Buildings - Availability for [HB-530]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Requiring specified county boards of education to inform the county commissioners or the county council if specified land, schools sites, or buildings have been determined by the county board to be no longer needed for school purposes under specified circumstances; requiring a county board to inform public charter schools in the county if school sites or buildings have been determined by the county board to be no longer needed for school purposes under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Re-referred Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter Schools - Hiring of Certificated Employees [HB-526]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that mutual consent between the county board and the charter operator shall govern qualified and certificated individuals working in a public charter school; and providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Nonprofit Charter Schools - Property Tax Credit [HB-33]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property leased to a nonprofit charter school and used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes; authorizing a partial property tax credit if only a part of real property is leased to a nonprofit charter school in Anne Arundel County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means Withdrawn on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund [HB-231]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund; stating the purpose of the Fund; authorizing specified applicants to obtain loans from the Fund; requiring the State Board of Education to administer the Fund and to consider specified factors when evaluating loan applications; specifying loan amounts; requiring the State Board to report specified information to county boards of education each fiscal year; specifying provisions relating to loan repayment; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Costa
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/24/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Property Tax - Charter Counties - Limits [HB-1295]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the county council of a charter county, by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the council, to set a property tax rate that is higher than the rate authorized under the county's charter or collect more property tax revenues than the revenues authorized under the county's charter, notwithstanding any provision of a county charter that places a limit on that county's property tax rate or revenues; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2011.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2011