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CS/SB 924: Visually Impaired or Blind Children

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Webster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Carlton ; Klein

Visually Impaired or Blind Children; provides legislative findings; creates Blind Babies Program; provides for early-intervention education for certain children who are blind or visually impaired & for their parents, families, & caregivers; prescribes program emphasis; requires development of program outcomes, criteria & performance measures; requires reports. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 6/23/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-359
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2000 Senate • Prefiled
1/18/2000 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Children and Families; Fiscal Policy
1/31/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 02/07/00, 3:00 pm, 110-S
2/7/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Commerce and Economic Opportunities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/8/2000 Senate • Now in Children and Families
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Children and Families; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00058; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 02/07/00, 3:00 pm, 110-S; Comm. Action: Favorable by Commerce and Economic Opportunities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00008; Now in Children and Families -SJ 00008
3/23/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/28/00, 3:30 pm, 37-S
3/28/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Children and Families; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305; CS read first time on 03/29/00 -SJ 00312
3/29/2000 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00305
4/20/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/00, 3:30 pm, 412-K --Not considered
4/25/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/26/00, 1:00 pm, 412-K
4/26/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00581
4/27/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00581
4/28/2000 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second time -SJ 00619; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00619; Read third time -SJ 00619; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00619; Immediately certified -SJ 00619
4/28/2000 House • In Messages
5/5/2000 House • Received -HJ 02392; Read second and third times -HJ 02392; CS passed; YEAS 120 NAYS 0 -HJ 02392
5/5/2000 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01909
6/13/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-359