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CS/SB 226: Disability Awareness

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Ring

Disability Awareness; Requiring that each district school board provide disability history and awareness instruction in all K-12 public schools; providing for individual presenters who have disabilities to augment the disability history and awareness instruction; requiring each public school to establish a disability history and awareness advisory council; providing responsibilities of the council at each school, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2013 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2013 Senate • Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 21
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
    3/13/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/18/13, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 278
    4/3/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 282
    4/4/2013 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 278
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2013 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 363
    4/9/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 363
    4/12/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 04/17/13, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/17/2013 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 481
    4/18/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 481
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 226, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2013 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2013 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 129 Disability Awareness Stark Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in K-12 Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KTS)

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2013 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/17/2013 8:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 226, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2013 at 10:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 129 Disability Awareness Stark Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in K-12 Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KTS)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    109392 - Amendment
    Delete lines 35 - 37 and insert:
    Education
    (Montford)
    4/1/2013
    11:48 AM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013
    Web Page
    PDF
    847706 - Amendment
    Delete lines 61 - 97.
    Education
    (Legg)
    3/15/2013
    1:37 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/1/2013
    Web Page
    PDF
    578376 - Amendment
    Delete lines 61 - 97 and insert:
    Education
    (Montford)
    4/1/2013
    11:49 AM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2013 3:15 PM Education 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. Page 1 (pdf)

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