HOUSE BILL 516

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Prior Year Introduction As: HB 971/96 - W&M

Sponsored By:

Delegates Rudolph and Workman

Entitled:

Deaf Students - Access to Out-of-State Specialized Educational Centers

Synopsis:

Authorizing deaf students within the State on approval by the State Superintendent of Schools to attend as day students educational centers outside the State if the deaf student is a Maryland resident and resides more than 50 miles from any branch of the Maryland School for the Deaf; and requiring the Department and the county in which the deaf student resides to reimburse the out-of-state specialized educational center for costs.

Legislative History

House Action

1/29

First Reading Ways and Means

2/5

Hearing 2/19 at 3:00 p.m.

3/20

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DEAF PERSONS

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERSONS; DEAF PERSONS

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

STUDENTS

TUITION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 8-304.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)