Legislation

Title: Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Sponsored by: Senators Hester, Augustine, Brooks, Feldman, Kagan, Simonaire, M. Washington, Watson, and Lewis Young
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0903

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

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 Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2024 Legislative Date 2/01/2024 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 3/11/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {823727/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Guzzone) Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/02/2024 Action Floor Amendment {143226/1 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/02/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2024 Legislative Date 3/12/2024 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2024 Legislative Date 3/19/2024 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2024 Legislative Date 3/27/2024 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 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 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 4/01/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {113426/1 Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Floor Amendment {203320/1 (Delegate Atterbeary) Adopted Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-2) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/21/2024 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/21/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/21/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/25/2024 Legislative Date 4/25/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/01/2024	2/01/2024	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Senate	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2024	3/11/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/11/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable with Amendments {823727/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2024	2/26/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2024	3/01/2024	Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Guzzone) Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2024	3/01/2024	Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2024	3/02/2024	Floor Amendment {143226/1 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2024	3/02/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Senate	3/18/2024	3/04/2024	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	49AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2024	3/12/2024	Referred Ways and Means	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2024	3/19/2024	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/27/2024	3/27/2024	Hearing canceled
House	3/27/2024	3/27/2024	Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2024	4/01/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/01/2024	3/17/2024	Favorable with Amendments {113426/1 Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2024	3/17/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Floor Amendment {203320/1 (Delegate Atterbeary) Adopted	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-2)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/21/2024	Senate Concurs House Amendments	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/21/2024	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/21/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Post Passage	4/25/2024	4/25/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170
			Text - Chapter - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established

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