Legislation

Title: Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Kittleman, Barkley, Hill, Metzgar, Pena-Melnyk, Rose, Sample-Hughes, Shoemaker, Valentino-Smith, K. Young, Tarlau, and Ebersole
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring certain vision screenings to be given in the year that a student enters a school system, enters the first grade, and enters the eighth or ninth grade unless evidence is presented that a student has been tested by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within the past year; requiring the results of certain screenings be given to the parents or guardians of certain students with certain educational materials; and requiring that certain additional information be provided to parents or guardians of students who fail a certain vision screening.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2018 Legislative Date 2/01/2018 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Screening Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2018 Legislative Date 2/06/2018 Action Hearing 2/22 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 3/12/2018 Legislative Date 3/12/2018 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2018 Legislative Date 3/10/2018 Action Favorable with Amendments {195769/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2018 Legislative Date 3/10/2018 Action Floor Amendment {153827/1 (Delegate Kittleman) Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2018 Legislative Date 3/10/2018 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2018 Legislative Date 3/12/2018 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2018 Legislative Date 3/16/2018 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2018 Legislative Date 4/02/2018 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2018 Legislative Date 3/29/2018 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2018 Legislative Date 3/29/2018 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2018 Legislative Date 3/30/2018 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2018 Legislative Date 3/27/2018 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/24/2018 Legislative Date 4/24/2018 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/01/2018	2/01/2018	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Screening
House	2/06/2018	2/06/2018	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2018	3/12/2018	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/13/2018	3/10/2018	Favorable with Amendments {195769/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2018	3/10/2018	Floor Amendment {153827/1 (Delegate Kittleman) Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2018	3/10/2018	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act)
House	3/15/2018	3/12/2018	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2018	3/16/2018	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2018	4/02/2018	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/03/2018	3/29/2018	Favorable Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2018	3/29/2018	Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2018	3/30/2018	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2018	3/27/2018	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/24/2018	4/24/2018	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311
			Text - Chapter - Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act)

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