2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 360

CHAPTER NUMBER: 304 File Code: Higher Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1142
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

Synopsis:

Requiring governing boards of public institutions of higher education to develop, by a specified date, a specified clause relating to nonvisual access for use in the procurement of specified technology; requiring a specified clause adopted by the governing bodies of specified institutions to be consistent with specified standards developed by the Department of Budget and Management; defining specified terms; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/7
Returned Passed
House Action
3/27
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Appropriations
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable Report by Appropriations
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 304

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BLIND PERSONS
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISABILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
PROCUREMENT
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education
( 12-101 , 12-112 , 14-109 , 14-409 , 16-318 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 3-412 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 734134/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2005   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)