H.B. 1593

VETOES

Education - State Superintendent - Opportunity for Comment on a County Board of
Education's School Improvement Plan

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to provide certain
persons with an opportunity to comment on certain improvement plans before
certain recommendations are made to the State Board of Education; and generally
relating to the reconstitution of failing schools.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 2-303(c) and 7-203(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

2-303.

(c) The State Superintendent shall:

(1)     Carry out the educational policies of the State Board;

(2)     Call and conduct conferences of county boards and professional
personnel of the county school systems on the condition, needs, and improvement of the
schools; [and]

(3)     Prepare and publish pamphlets to:
(i) Stimulate public interest;

(ii) Promote the work of education; and

(iii) Foster professional insight and efficiency in teachers; AND

(4)      PROVIDE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
THEIR ASSESSMENT OF A LOCAL BOARD'S SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PRIOR TO
MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATE BOARD TO RECONSTITUTE A FAILING
SCHOOL.

7-203.

(b) The education accountability program shall include the following:

(1)     The State Board and the State Superintendent shall assist each county
board to establish educational goals and objectives that conform with statewide
educational objectives for subject areas including reading, writing, and mathematics;

(2)     With the assistance of its county board, each public school shall survey
current student achievement in reading, language, mathematics, and other areas to assess
its needs;

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