Legislation

Title: Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
Sponsored by: Senators Watson, West, King, Hettleman, Ready, Kelly, Zucker, and Carozza
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing requirements for each county board of education regarding provision of the instructional materials that will be used in the upcoming school year by students with individualized education programs; requiring the county board to coordinate with the Instructional Resources Center to provide instructional materials in a specialized format to blind or visually impaired students; requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, certain textbook publishers to provide an electronic file of pupil edition textbooks to a certain entity; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1076

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2024 Legislative Date 2/02/2024 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/13/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 2/28/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {933627/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 2/28/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 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 {163924/1 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 Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/20/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Lewis Young and Carozza) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Lewis Young and Carozza) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Palakovich Carr, Grossman and Mireku-North) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Palakovich Carr, Grossman and Mireku-North) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Conference Committee Report {463727/1 Adopted Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/29/2024 Action Conference Committee Report {463727/1 Adopted Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/29/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/02/2024	2/02/2024	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
Senate	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2024	3/13/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/13/2024	2/28/2024	Favorable with Amendments {933627/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2024	2/28/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
Senate	3/14/2024	3/01/2024	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2024	3/06/2024	Referred Ways and Means	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/16/2024	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 {163924/1 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	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2024	3/20/2024	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2024	3/20/2024	Senate Requests House Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2024	3/20/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Lewis Young and Carozza)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	Senate Requests House Recede	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Watson, Lewis Young and Carozza)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	House Refuses Recede	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/28/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Palakovich Carr, Grossman and Mireku-North)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/25/2024	House Refuses Recede	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/25/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Palakovich Carr, Grossman and Mireku-North)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/26/2024	Conference Committee Report {463727/1 Adopted	71 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/26/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	71 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/29/2024	Conference Committee Report {463727/1 Adopted	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/29/2024	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	68 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/26/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750
			Text - Chapter - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity

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