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2018 SESSION
HB 84 American Sign Language, instruction in; academic credit, foreign language requirements.
Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Instruction in American Sign Language; academic credit; foreign language requirements. Requires any local school board that does not offer any elective course in American Sign Language to (i) grant academic credit for successful completion of an American Sign Language course offered by a comprehensive community college or a multidivision online provider approved by the Board of Education on the same basis as the successful completion of a foreign language course and (ii) count completion of any such American Sign Language course toward the fulfillment of any foreign language requirement for graduation.
FULL TEXT
- 12/08/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101013D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18101013D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/08/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101013D
- 12/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/18 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/29/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Reported from Education with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/18 House: Read first time
- 02/05/18 House: Read second time
- 02/05/18 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB84E
- 02/05/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18101013D-E
- 02/06/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB84ER)
- 02/28/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
- 03/06/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/23/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 481 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/23/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0481)