HOUSE BILL 358

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hixson

Entitled:

Education - Technology for Education Program - Nonvisual Access

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Superintendent of Education and the Department of Business and Economic Development to include a clause governing nonvisual access in any contract or grant awarded under the Technology for Education Program; specifying requirements that are to be included in the clause; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt specified regulations; providing for the application of the Act to specified technology; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/31

First Reading Ways and Means

Hearing 2/15 at 11:00 a.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BLIND PERSONS

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

GRANTS

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 7-901 , 7-910 , 8-408 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered