City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0279R

• File #: 07-0279R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 540 - Education - Laptop Computer Distribution Program
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 3/26/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 540 - Education - Laptop Computer Distribution Program FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that establishes a program in the Department of Education to work with each county to provide laptop computers to every 7th grader enrolled in public school if participation in the program would not be a fiscal hardship to the subdivision; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Ways and Means Committee to give the bill a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of HB 540; and petitioning the Governor to sign the bill into law.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Keiffer Mitchell
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/7/2007	0	Education Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/23/2007	0	The City Council	Reassigned
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 540 - Education - Laptop Computer Distribution Program

FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that establishes a program in the Department of Education to work with each county to provide laptop computers to every 7th grader enrolled in public school if participation in the program would not be a fiscal hardship to the subdivision; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Ways and Means Committee to give the bill a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of HB 540; and petitioning the Governor to sign the bill into law.
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In February 2000, the Baltimore City Council adopted C.C. 00-0049 - Baltimore City Digital Divide Summit - for the purpose of convening a summit to determine the extent of the digital divide in the Baltimore City Public Schools and homes, to identify strategies to address the technological disparities, to pinpoint public and private resources available to aid in bridging the gap, and to form partnerships among government agencies, private industry, community groups, churches, and individuals to disseminate economic, educational, and hardware resources to enable all Baltimore City children to attain technological proficiency in the dawn of the 21st century.

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