File Code: Disabled
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 489  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard,
Jones, Kullen, Malone, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes,
Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Weir
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment
 
Establishing a Division of Services for the Blind; requiring the
Department of Disabilities to oversee and administer the Division;
establishing a Board of Services for the Blind; requiring the Division
to perform specified tasks; requiring the Board to publish an annual
report; establishing a procedure to resolve disputes concerning
specified individuals; providing for the transfer of specified
property; providing for specified existing contracts to be binding on
the Division of Services for the Blind; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/18
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Re-referred Health and Government Operations & Ways and Means
 - 2/23
 - Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/25
 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
 - Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
 - Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 - Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
 - APPROPRIATIONS
 - ARBITRATION -see also- MEDIATION
 - BLIND PERSONS
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
 - DISABILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF
 - DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
 - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 - EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
 - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 - MEDIATION -see also- ARBITRATION
 - REAL PROPERTY
 - REPORTS
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - STATE EMPLOYEES
 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 30 Deaf, Mute or Blind
 - (
 35 ,
 36 ,
 37 ,
 38 ,
 39 ,
 40 
)
 -   State Government
 - (
 9-1118 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered