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HOUSE BILL 1411

CHAPTER NUMBER: 465
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 849

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, Carr, Conway, Healey, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Howard, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and Stukes

Entitled:
Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act

Synopsis:

Requiring county boards of education to ensure that students with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate in physical education programs and try out for, and, if selected, to participate in mainstream athletic programs; providing for exceptions; requiring county boards to provide specified accommodations; requiring county boards to develop specified policies and procedures; requiring county boards to provide opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in specified competition; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/8
First Reading Ways and Means
2/13
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
4/1
First Reading Senate Rules
4/5
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/5
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 465

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Discrimination
Education, Boards of
Education, Department of
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Education, State Board of
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Notices
Publications -see also- Maryland Register
Public Information
Public Schools
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Special Education
Sports -see also- Recreation; Stadiums
Students

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 7-4B-06 , 7-4B-05 , 7-4B-04 , 7-4B-03 , 7-4B-02 , 7-4B-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 675165/01     Offered on: April 3, 2008   at: 12:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (44-3)



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