1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 269

CHAPTER NUMBER: 334 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 377
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Collins, Mitchell, Hughes, Blount, Hollinger, Exum, Sfikas, McFadden, Pinsky, and Dyson
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

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/17
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/9

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/12
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/1
Return Passed
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 334
House Action
3/15
First Reading Ways and Means
3/17
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
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:
Senate
Number: 104025/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 1999   at: 10:54 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 12, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 30, 1999: Third Reading Passed (139-0)