Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; special education. (SB1097)

Introduced By

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)

Progress

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

Description

Deaf and hearing-impaired children; special education. Requires local school divisions to ensure that individualized education program (IEP) teams consider the specific communication needs of hearing-impaired children and address those needs as appropriate in the child's IEP. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101802D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/17/2013Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/31/2013Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2013Read second time
02/04/2013Reading of amendments waived
02/04/2013Committee amendments agreed to
02/04/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1097E
02/04/2013Printed as engrossed 13101802D-E
02/04/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Placed on Calendar
02/06/2013Read first time
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Education
02/11/2013Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2013Read second time
02/13/2013Read third time
02/13/2013Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/13/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2013Enrolled
02/19/2013Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1097ER)
02/19/2013Signed by Speaker
02/20/2013Signed by President
02/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB1097ER)
03/23/2013Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/23/2013Governor's substitute printed 13105645D-S1
04/02/2013Placed on Calendar
04/03/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
04/03/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/03/2013G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/03/2013Reenrolled
04/03/2013Reenrolled bill text (SB1097ER2)
04/03/2013Signed by President as reenrolled
04/03/2013Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/03/2013Enacted, Chapter 786 (effective 7/1/13)
04/03/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0786)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.

Comments

Mary Taylor writes:

The amendments to this bill make it meaningless!!! To see why go to - http://www.hamptonschoolfacts.com/uploads/Deaf_Child_Bill_of_Rights_and_Those_Opposing_It.pdf