SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
1998 SESSION
HB 1291 Children with disabilities.
Introduced by: Mary T. Christian | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Children with disabilities. Adds attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) to the list of disabilities for which special education services must be provided by public schools. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Education's regulations implementing and governing the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), children who have been identified as having ADD/ADHD and whose ability to learn is affected by such learning disability are eligible for special education services in the public schools. However, existing state law does not include this disability in the eligibility list for those who must be served.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 981160148
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/28/98 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 2
- 02/13/98 House: Passed by indefinitely in Education (22-Y 2-N)