File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 74/97 - EEA
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates King, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Hurson,
Kaiser, Lee, Simmons, and Taylor
- Entitled:
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Education - American Sign Language - Foreign Language Credit
Specifying that American Sign Language shall be deemed a foreign
language for academic credit purposes and graduation requirements in
public secondary schools and public institutions of higher education.
House Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DEAF PERSONS
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
- LANGUAGE
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Education
- (
7-208 ,
11-209
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered