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SENATE BILL 540

CHAPTER NUMBER: 665
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 269

Sponsored By:
Senators Harrington, Conway, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Child with a Disability - Individualized Education Program

Synopsis:

Requiring appropriate school personnel to provide a copy of specified documents relating to the development of an individualized education program for a child with a disability to the parents of the child at least 5 business days before a specified meeting, subject to an exception; requiring the documents to be in an accessible format; providing that failure to comply with the Act does not constitute a specified violation of the requirement to provide specified students with a free and appropriate public education; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/17
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/6
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Harrington, Pinsky, and Reilly
4/9
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/8
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/19
First Reading Ways and Means
3/24
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (141-0)
4/6
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Kaiser, Gilchrist, and Myers
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/20
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 665

Sponsored by:

Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Disclosure
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Psychologists
Public Schools
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Special Education
Students

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 8-405 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 614731/01     Offered on: March 16, 2010   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 545067/01     Offered on: April 6, 2010   at: 10:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 123823/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 10:51 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 753821/1     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 10:51 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Ways and Means

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 18, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 31, 2010: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)



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