2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 727

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Sponsored By:
Delegates King, Boschert, Bozman, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, Hurson, Kaiser, Myers, Owings, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, F. Turner, and Cryor
Entitled:
Education - Students with Disabilities - High School Diploma by Examination

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the State Board of Education from requiring specified students with disabilities seeking to obtain a high school diploma by examination to withdraw from a specified full-time school program before taking the examination; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Ways and Means
3/10
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
EXAMINATIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDENTS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Education
( 7-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 155063/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 3:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 28, 2004: Third Reading Passed (137-0)