Charters
Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public Schools - Petitions for Intervention [HB-1081]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
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; requiring county boards to notify the State Superintendent of Schools and the State Board of Education on receipt and of final disposition of specified petitions; requiring county boards to make specified determinations in a specified manner in a specified time frame; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
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Education - Public Charter Schools - Policies and Regulations [HB-1067]
[Education ]
Requiring each county board to develop a charter school policy that is consistent with specified regulations, includes specified criteria, is reviewed and approved by the State Board, and is available on the State Board's Web site; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations that establish criteria, guidelines, and procedures regarding public charter schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Base Realignment and Closure - Public Charter Schools Located on a Federal [SB-834]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
Exempting public charter schools that are located on property within a federal military base in the State from specified admission requirements; authorizing the State Board of Education to grant a specified waiver under specified circumstances; requiring specified public charter schools to admit specified students on a lottery basis under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Charter Schools - Certificated Professional Employees - Exemption from [SB-741]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Exempting charter schools and certificated professional employees of charter schools from provisions of law and regulation that govern other public schools and other public school employees under specified circumstances; authorizing these employees to be represented by the existing employee organization, or to form their own employee organization, for the purpose of collective bargaining; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Harris
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/02/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter School Facilities - Financing [SB-738]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Public Charter School Facilities Debt Reserve Fund for specified purposes; providing for the uses and administration of the Fund; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt specified regulations; requiring the State Department of Education to examine and provide a report on the feasibility of and the mechanism for providing per-pupil facilities aid for public charter schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Harris
Hearing 3/9 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/24/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Corporations - Benefit Corporation [SB-690]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a corporation to elect to be a specified benefit corporation by amending or including in the charter of the corporation a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation; requiring the election to be approved by the stockholders in a specified manner; authorizing a corporation to terminate status as a benefit corporation in a specified manner; requiring that clear reference to the fact that a corporation is a benefit corporation appear prominently in a specified charter document; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Frosh
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [SB-688]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the manner in which specified charter documents of specified business entities must be executed by authorizing specified officers, agents, and persons to sign, acknowledge, witness, and attest the documents and to verify specified matters and facts; clarifying that a corporation may provide by its charter that holders of one or more classes or series of stock have specified voting rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund [SB-366]
[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
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-972]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the manner in which specified charter documents of specified business entities must be executed by authorizing specified officers, agents, and persons to sign, acknowledge, witness, and attest the documents and to verify specified matters and facts; clarifying that a corporation may provide by its charter that holders of one or more classes or series of stock have specified voting rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund [HB-610]
[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. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Base Realignment and Closure - Public Charter Schools Located on a Federal [HB-1484]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
Exempting public charter schools that are located on property within a federal military base in the State from specified admission requirements; authorizing the State Board of Education to grant a specified waiver under specified circumstances; requiring specified public charter schools to admit specified students on a lottery basis under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Love
Re-referred Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Establishment of a Minority Business Registry by the Small Business Development [HB-1107]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Small Business Development Center Network to establish and maintain a directory of minority businesses on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring that specified forms require a business to indicate whether the business is minority-owned, the size of the business, and the North American Industrial Classification Code for the business; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/02/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Corporations - Benefit Corporation [HB-1009]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a corporation to elect to be a specified benefit corporation by amending or including in the charter of the corporation a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation; requiring the election to be approved by the stockholders in a specified manner; authorizing a corporation to terminate status as a benefit corporation in a specified manner; requiring that clear reference to the fact that a corporation is a benefit corporation appear prominently in a specified charter document; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; City of Martinsville. [SB-92]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Charter; City of Martinsville. Provides that the City may establish a municipal trust. The principal of the trust shall be (i) all of the proceeds of the sale of any City asset owned by the City that generates between $10 million and $20 million, (ii) one-half of any such proceeds in excess of $20 million, (iii) such income generated by the trust remaining unexpended at the close of each fiscal year, and (iv) such other funds as the city council may by majority vote to contribute to the fund. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Roscoe Reynolds Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0607) on 03/18/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; City of Fredericksburg. [SB-727]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Charter; City of Fredericksburg. Provides that the City of Fredericksburg may lease as lessee all or a portion of the lands, buildings, and improvements utilized for courthouses, including suitable space and facilities to accommodate the various courts and officials thereof, clerk’s office and record room, and appurtenant facilities such as parking facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0346) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; City of Williamsburg. [SB-603]
[Housing ]
[Tourism ]
Charter; City of Williamsburg. Changes the definition of transient lodging to lodging for not more than 90 consecutive days, rather than 30 consecutive days.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0570) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; City of Falls Church. [SB-54]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Charter; City of Falls Church. Provides that the city attorney shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the city council rather than serving a four-year term. Also, the city's zoning powers are amended to include provisions related to the availability of moderately priced housing. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Whipple Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0683) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Bowling Green. [SB-505]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Charter; Town of Bowling Green. Amends the charter by: (i) providing for staggered four-year terms of office for the mayor and town council members; (ii) removing the salary cap for mayor and members of council; (iii) providing that the town council may employ a town clerk and a town treasurer rather than mandating that the town council appoint a town clerk and a town treasurer; (iv) clarifying the duties of the town clerk, town manager, and the town treasurer; (v) providing for a town attorney; (vi) providing that the town council may establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan McDougle Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0344) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Brodnax. [SB-460]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Charter; Town of Brodnax. Provides that town elections shall be held at the time of the November general election, extends terms of council members from 2 to 4 years and provides for staggered terms. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0105) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Charter; City of Norfolk. [SB-45]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Charter; City of Norfolk. Provides that employees, regardless of their positions, hired and permanently assigned to work for and under the supervision of the constitutional officers of the city or of the circuit court judges of the city on or after July 1, 2008 shall not be included in the classified service.
Sponsored by: Sen. Yvonne Miller Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0337) on 03/11/2008