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2017 SESSION
SB 1477 Students with blindness or visual impairments; evaluation of students, Braille instruction.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Students with blindness or visual impairments. Makes several changes to provisions relating to students with blindness or visual impairments, including (i) requiring a learning media assessment (LMA) to be administered as part of the initial evaluation and each reevaluation of each student with blindness or visual impairments or more frequently, if such student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team so determines and requiring instruction in Braille reading and writing and accommodations for materials in Braille to be included in the IEP of a student with blindness or visual impairments commensurate with his IEP team's determination of his needs based upon the results of such LMA and (ii) requiring the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired to assist the Board of Education and each local school board with ongoing professional development for teachers of students with blindness or visual impairments, including knowledge of and instruction in Braille and the administration and evaluation of LMAs.
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HISTORY
- 01/17/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17101836D
- 01/17/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/25/17 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/02/17 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)