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2018 SESSION
HB 336 Students with blindness or visual impairment; changes for special education programs.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Students with blindness or visual impairment. Makes several changes relating to the provisions for special education programs for students with blindness or visual impairment, including (i) requiring each local school board to provide instruction in Braille and the use of Braille for such students unless the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines, after a critical assessment of the student, that instruction in Braille or the use of Braille is not appropriate to the student's educational needs and (ii) requiring a critical assessment to be administered to each student with blindness or visual impairment triannually and after any significant change in the student's vision. The bill defines "critical assessment" as an assessment of a student with blindness or visual impairment conducted by a licensed Teacher of the Visually Impaired that includes (a) a functional vision assessment conducted in an educational setting; (b) an assessment of reading media that is designed for and intended to be administered to students, is administered in the student's native language and in accordance with any instructions, and contains appropriate objective components such as font size, sustained reading speed, and fluency; (c) an assessment of the student's reading comprehension and writing skills; and (d) consideration of the student's current and future needs, including consideration of the student's current and future technology support needs.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104129D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105374D-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/04/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104129D
- 01/04/18 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/18 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/31/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105374D-H1
- 02/05/18 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/05/18 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/18 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 House: Left in Appropriations