2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 392

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 710
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin
Entitled:
Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Department of Education to collaborate with and provide support to the Instructional Resources Center to develop procedures to coordinate the statewide availability of textbooks and supplementary instructional materials that may be accessed using specified specialized formats using the federal National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard; requiring the Department and county boards of education to include a specified provision in textbook and instructional materials procurement contracts; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/6
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/19
First Reading Ways and Means
3/29
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BLIND PERSONS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
DISABILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
LIBRARIES -see also- ARCHIVES
PROCUREMENT
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STUDENTS
TEXTBOOKS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 8-408 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 754531/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2006   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 565667/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2006   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 21, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 6, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)