Special education program for children with disabilities; recovery of attorney fees. (SB46)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Special education program for children with disabilities; recovery of attorney fees. Authorizes a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party, who is the parent of a child with a disability, in a civil action he is allowed to bring before the court because he is aggrieved by earlier findings and a decision resolving a dispute as to program placements, individualized education programs, tuition eligibility and other matters. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101457D |
01/04/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/14/2010 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/20/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB46) |
01/28/2010 | Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2010 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
01/28/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/10/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104604D-S1 |
02/10/2010 | Substitute bill reprinted 10104604D-S1 |
02/12/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2010 | Read second time |
02/15/2010 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/15/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104604D-S1 |
02/15/2010 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB46S1 |
02/15/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2010 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2010 | Read first time |
02/17/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/18/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
02/21/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB46S1) |
02/24/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10105657D-H1 |
03/02/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB46H1) |
03/02/2010 | Read second time |
03/03/2010 | Read third time |
03/03/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10105657D-H1 |
03/03/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/04/2010 | Read third time |
03/04/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB46H1 |
03/04/2010 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2010 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2010 | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/09/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/10/2010 | House substitute rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2010 | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2010 | Passed by temporarily |
03/10/2010 | House substitute rejected by Senate (18-Y 22-N) (see vote tally) |
03/11/2010 | House insisted on substitute |
03/11/2010 | House requested conference committee |
03/11/2010 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/11/2010 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/11/2010 | Senators: Petersen, Whipple, Stuart |
03/11/2010 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/11/2010 | Delegates: Athey, Loupassi, Hope |
03/13/2010 | Conference substitute printed 10106082D-S2 |
03/13/2010 | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
03/13/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/13/2010 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/22/2010 | Enrolled |
03/22/2010 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB46ER) |
03/22/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (SB46ER) |
03/22/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/25/2010 | Signed by President |
04/11/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/11/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447) |
Comments
This is an excellent bill, equalizing the field for parents wthout means.
I agree with Jack F. I just won a pro se due process hearing for my son, but know he would have been better served by an SPED attorney. Schools have the unlimited pockets of the tax payers to fund payment for attorneys, parents should at least have the possibility or recouping attorney fees when they win in court. Our county spent many times more money fighting than they would have spent mediating and settling.