1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 377

CHAPTER NUMBER: 335 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 269
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, W. Baker, Boschert, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Hammen, Hubbard, Kirk, Leopold, Love, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parrott, Pendergrass, Ports, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled:
Education - Instructional Materials in Nonvisually Accessible Media

Synopsis:

Requiring publishers of textbooks, including texts in electronic media adopted by a county board, to furnish, upon request, certain instructional resource centers with an electronic version of pupil edition textbooks for literary subjects, and for nonliterary subjects, if certain conditions are met.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Ways and Means
2/10
Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/4
Return Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 335
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary Rosso, District 31
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BLIND PERSONS
COMPUTERS
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERS; DEAF PERS. DEV. DISABL
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
LIBRARIES -see also- ARCHIVES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STUDENTS
TEXTBOOKS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Education
( 8-408 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 675058/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 7:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)