Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; special education. (HB1344)

Introduced By

Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton)

Progress

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

Description

Special education; children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Requires local school divisions to ensure that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams consider the specific communication needs of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and address those needs as appropriate in the child's IEP. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
11/20/2012Committee
11/20/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100265D
11/20/2012Referred to Committee on Education
01/11/2013Assigned Education sub: Students and Early Education
01/24/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
01/28/2013Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2013Committee substitute printed 13104430D-H1
01/29/2013Read first time
01/30/2013Read second time
01/30/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104430D-H1
01/30/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1344H1
01/31/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/31/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2013Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/07/2013Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Read third time
02/11/2013Reading of amendment waived
02/11/2013Committee amendment agreed to
02/11/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/11/2013Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2013Placed on Calendar
02/13/2013Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/13/2013VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2013Enrolled
02/18/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1344ER)
02/18/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1344ER)
02/18/2013Signed by Speaker
02/19/2013Signed by President
03/23/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (effective 7/1/13)
03/23/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)

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.