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HB 883: Literacy Education for Blind Persons

GENERAL BILL by (CO-INTRODUCERS) Traviesa ; Porth

Literacy Education for Blind Persons; requires that instruction in braille be part of individualized education program for child who is blind or visually impaired; provides exceptions & conditions to that requirement; provides standards for such instruction & specifies contents of individualized education program. Amends 1003.55.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Committee on K-12 (SL)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2007 House • Filed
    2/23/2007 House • Referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Schools & Learning Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00064
    3/7/2007 House • Referred to K-12 (SL) by Schools & Learning Council -HJ 00174
    3/23/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 (SL), 03/27/07, 8:30 am, 212-K --Workshopped; On Committee agenda-- K-12 (SL), 03/27/07, 4:15 pm, 212-K --Workshop-If necessary
    5/4/2007 House • Died in Committee on K-12 (SL)

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  • HB 883, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2007 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1720 Literacy Education for Blind Persons [SPCC] Crist Identical Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.55 Instructional programs for blind or visually impaired students and deaf or hard-of-hearing students.

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