Legislation

Title: Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Sponsored by: Senators Zucker, Ferguson, Lam, Klausmeier, Hayes, Waldstreicher, Jackson, Hettleman, Beidle, and Jennings
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including the development, purchase, and provision of certain digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a digital tool prior to purchase for nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB0547

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0921 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2022 Legislative Date 2/02/2022 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2022 Legislative Date 2/03/2022 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/01/2022 Legislative Date 3/01/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/02/2022 Legislative Date 2/22/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {953121/1 Adopted Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/02/2022 Legislative Date 2/22/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2022 Legislative Date 2/24/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/01/2022 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/09/2022 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/09/2022 Action Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 4/07/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {773925/1 Adopted Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/31/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/29/2022 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/29/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/29/2022 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/21/2022 Legislative Date 4/21/2022 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/02/2022	2/02/2022	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Senate	2/03/2022	2/03/2022	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/01/2022	3/01/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/02/2022	2/22/2022	Favorable with Amendments {953121/1 Adopted	34 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/02/2022	2/22/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Senate	3/04/2022	2/24/2022	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2022	3/01/2022	Referred Ways and Means	22 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2022	3/08/2022	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/09/2022	3/09/2022	Hearing canceled
House	3/09/2022	3/09/2022	Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2022	4/07/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/08/2022	3/30/2022	Favorable with Amendments {773925/1 Adopted	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2022	3/30/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2022	3/31/2022	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2022	3/29/2022	Senate Concurs House Amendments	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2022	3/29/2022	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2022	3/29/2022	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Post Passage	4/21/2022	4/21/2022	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
			Text - Chapter - Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)

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