MSTA’s 2009 General Assembly Scorecard
Use MSTA’s 2009 General Assembly Scorecard to find out if your senator and delegate(s) voted in supported of public education, students and your profession. Listed below are bills of interest to educators; use the link that follows to find your representatives’ votes.
House of Delegates
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HB 100: The State Budget The state’s budget included an increase of $131.7 million for a total of $5.5 billion in education funding, including full funding of the Geographic Cost of Education Index. In addition there was the $193 million in federal stimulus funds that will flow through the State budget to local school systems. Passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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HB 122: Collective Bargaining Fees Enables the Calvert Education Association to bargain a fair share fee. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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HB 379: Class Size Requires the Maryland State Department of Education to change the way it reports class size. By the 2012 academic year, class size will be determined by the number of students who regularly participate in a classroom teacher's class as of September 30 of each year. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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HB 792: Topics of Negotiation in Collective Bargaining Local school boards are now required to negotiate with Local Associations a fair process for discipline and termination for education support personnel. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
Senate Bills
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SB 560: Collective Bargaining Fees Enables the Calvert Education Association to bargain a fair share fee. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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SB 569 : Topics of Negotiation in Collective Bargaining Local school boards are now required to negotiate with Local Associations a fair process for discipline and termination for education support personnel. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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SB 673: Fairness in Negotiations Act As amended, this bill established a labor relations board to serve as a neutral party to resolve labor disputes between K-12 public school employers and employees and issue a decision that is reviewable by the circuit court. Passed the Senate. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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SB 990 Class Size Requires the Maryland State Department of Education to change the way it reports class size. By the 2012 academic year, class size will be determined by the number of students who regularly participate in a classroom teacher's class as of September 30 of each year. Bill passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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HB 100: The State Budget The state’s budget included an increase of $131.7 million for a total of $5.5 billion in education funding, including full funding of the Geographic Cost of Education Index. In addition there was the $193 million in federal stimulus funds that will flow through the State budget to local school systems. Passed. A Yes vote was right with MSTA.
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HB 101: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009 (Kittleman Amendment) Beginning July 1, 2011, a portion of the State payment of the school employees' pension and retirement cost would be shifted to the counties, with an initial expenditure impact to local school budgets of $329 million for the school year beginning in the fall of 2011. Amendment Failed. A NO vote was right with MSTA.
