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SENATE BILL 600

CHAPTER NUMBER: 426
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 653

Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Stone

Entitled:
Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings

Synopsis:

Altering a timeframe for when county boards of education and county health departments are required to provide hearing and vision screenings to specified students; authorizing further screenings in accordance with policies adopted by a county board of education or a county health department; requiring county boards of education and county health departments to provide specified forms; requiring parents or guardians to report specified information to the county board or the county health department; 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
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/14
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/5
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Madaleno) Adopted
3/6
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/7 (Senator Madaleno) Adopted
3/7
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/10 (Senator Conway) Adopted
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Madaleno) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
House Action
3/13
First Reading Ways and Means
3/27
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 426

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Education, Boards of
Forms
Health -see also- Mental Health
Private Schools
Public Schools
Reports
Special Education
Students

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-404 )

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):
Senate
Number: 494537/01     Offered on: March 10, 2008   at: 9:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 933521/01     Offered on: March 10, 2008   at: 9:06 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 12, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)



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