Visually impaired students; evaluation by certified Teacher of Visually Impaired. (SB291)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson) with support from co-patrons Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), and Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Visually impaired students; Braille. Requires each visually impaired student to be evaluated by a certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired and requires the student to receive instruction in Braille or the use of Braille unless the team responsible for developing the student's IEP (IEP team) or the team responsible for developing the student's plan pursuant to 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504 team) determines that instruction in Braille or the use of Braille is not appropriate to the student's educational needs. Current law requires a determination of the appropriateness of Braille but does not require the evaluation. The bill allows IEP teams and 504 teams to provide other specialized educational services and assistive technology devices in addition to Braille. The bill disallows the presence of some residual vision from precluding instruction in Braille and the use of Braille. The bill permits IEP teams and 504 teams to provide blind students with instruction in Nemeth Braille and the use of Nemeth Braille in addition to Braille. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 |
01/06/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102564D |
01/06/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/08/2014 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/30/2014 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104237D-S1 |
01/30/2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/31/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB291S1) |
02/04/2014 | Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2014 | Read second time |
02/06/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/06/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104237D-S1 |
02/06/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB291S1 |
02/07/2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2014 | Read first time |
02/12/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education |
02/17/2014 | Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2014 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/18/2014 | Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education |
02/27/2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
03/04/2014 | Left in Appropriations |