The Florida Senate

SB 298: Blind Children/Literacy Education [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard

Blind Children/Literacy Education [SPCC]; Requires that instruction in braille be part of the individualized education program for a child who is blind or visually impaired based on an evaluation of the child. Requires the evaluation to be based on reading and writing skills and needs and of appropriate reading and writing media, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the child's future needs for instruction in braille, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  9/24/2007	Senate	• Filed
  11/28/2007	Senate	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
  3/4/2008	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 00020
  5/2/2008	Senate	• Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12

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• SB 298, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/9/2007 at 12:46 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  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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