Legislation

Title: Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill, Atterbeary, Bridges, Feldmark, Guyton, Haynes, Jalisi, Jones, J. Lewis, Luedtke, Moon, Pendergrass, Qi, Smith, Sydnor, Terrasa, Turner, and Wilson
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly study and assess the number of students identified by vision screenings who need and receive services, the no- or low-cost eye exam or eyeglasses programs that are available, and whether parents are aware of the no- or low-cost eye exams and eyeglass programs; and requiring the departments to jointly report on vision screening matters to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Health and Government Operations

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0915

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2019

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public School Students - Vision Services and the Vision for Maryland Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2019 Legislative Date 2/12/2019 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {345261/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Public School Students - Vision Services and the Vision for Maryland Program
House	2/12/2019	2/12/2019	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2019	3/16/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Favorable with Amendments {345261/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting
House	3/18/2019	3/14/2019	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/16/2019	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	48 Click to view Recorded Media

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