HB 697: Disability Awareness
GENERAL BILL by Kiar ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cruz ; Kriseman ; Porth ; Reed ; Williams
Disability Awareness; Requires district school boards to provide disability history & awareness instruction in public schools during first week in October; requires individuals certified in disability awareness or exceptional student education teachers to provide instruction; requires Governor's Commission on Disabilities to initiate study on training in disability awareness; requires commission to oversee statewide program for providers of training in disability awareness; requires commission to promote training in disability awareness in all public entities in state.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/22/2011 | House |
• Referred to K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 61 |
| 3/8/2011 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 60 |
| 5/7/2011 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee |
