Braille; certification of instructors. (HB2224)

Introduced By

Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 19 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
√	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Braille; certification of instructors. Requires the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, together with the Department of Education, to promulgate regulations for the certification of individuals providing Braille instruction in the Commonwealth. This bill provides that such regulations shall include a requirement that all individuals providing Braille instruction be certified as having passed the National Literary Braille Competency Test by July 1, 2011. Amends § 22.1-217 (“Visually impaired children.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

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01/14/2009 Committee
01/14/2009 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091222544
01/14/2009 Referred to Committee on Education
01/20/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2224)
01/20/2009 Assigned Education sub: Teachers and Admin. Action
01/22/2009 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations
01/28/2009 Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2009 Read first time
01/30/2009 Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2009 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
02/02/2009 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2009 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/10/2009 Assigned Education sub: Public Education
02/19/2009 Reported from Education and Health with amendments (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009 Passed by for the day
02/24/2009 Read third time
02/24/2009 Reading of amendments waived
02/24/2009 Committee amendments agreed to
02/24/2009 Passed by for the day
02/25/2009 Read third time
02/25/2009 Passed by for the day
02/26/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (0-Y 75-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Senators: Ruff, Whiple, Reynolds
02/26/2009 Read third time
02/26/2009 Reading of amendments waived
02/26/2009 Amendments by Senator Ruff agreed to
02/26/2009 Passed Senate with amendments (33-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Passed Senate with amendments (32-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Placed on Calendar
02/26/2009 Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 75-N)
02/26/2009 VOTE: --- REJECTED (0-Y 75-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Senate insisted on amendments (37-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2009 Senate requested conference committee
02/26/2009 House acceded to request
02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by House
02/26/2009 Delegates: Knight, Landes, Watts
02/26/2009 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/26/2009 Senators: Ruff, Whipple, Reynolds
02/27/2009 Conference substitute printed 093430590-H1
02/27/2009 Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2009 Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
02/27/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2224H1)
03/09/2009 Enrolled
03/09/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2224ER)
03/09/2009 Signed by President
03/10/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2224ER)
03/11/2009 Signed by Speaker
03/27/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202)

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Braille; certification of instructors. (HB2224)

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