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CS/SB 260: Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sobel

Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children; Creates the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children’s Educational Bill of Rights; providing legislative findings and purpose; encouraging certain state agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions to develop recommendations ensuring that the language and communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children are addressed; requiring that the act be expeditiously implemented; requiring that the Department of Education develop a communication plan to be included in the individual education plan for deaf and hard-of-hearing students; requiring that the department disseminate the model to each school district and provide training as it determines necessary, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/16/2011 Senate • Filed
10/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12 -SJ 27
10/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 11/02/11, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
11/2/2011 Senate • CS by- Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 113
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/16/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 113
1/9/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/12
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 100
• Read 2nd time -SJ 8
• Read 3rd time -SJ 8
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 8
• Immediately certified -SJ 8
1/11/2012 House • In Messages
3/9/2012 House • Died in Messages