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2021 SESSION

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HB 2299 Special education; training for school divisions on developing IEPs for children w/ disabilities.

Introduced by: Betsy B. Carr | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Department of Education; duties; special education. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide training and guidance documents to local school divisions on the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with disabilities, (ii) develop a training module for each individual who participates in an IEP meeting, with the exception of parents, (iii) annually conduct structured reviews of a sample of IEPs from a sufficiently large sample of local school divisions to verify that the IEPs are in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, (iv) develop and maintain a statewide plan for improving (a) its ongoing oversight of local practices related to transition planning and services for children with disabilities and (b) technical assistance and guidance provided for postsecondary transition planning and services for children with disabilities, (v) develop and maintain a statewide strategic plan for recruiting and retaining special education teachers, and (vi) (a) conduct a one-time targeted review of the transition sections of a random sample of students' IEPs in each school division; (b) communicate its findings to each local school division, school board, and local special education advisory committee; and (c) ensure that local school divisions correct any IEPs that are found to be out of compliance no later than the end of the 2021-22 school year.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/21  House: Presented and ordered printed 21102478D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102478D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/18/21  House: Presented and ordered printed 21102478D
• 01/18/21  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/21/21  House: Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
• 01/25/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/21  House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/21  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/27/21  House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
• 01/29/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/21  House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/21  House: Read first time
• 02/02/21  House: Read second time
• 02/02/21  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/02/21  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2299E
• 02/02/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21102478D-E
• 02/03/21  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/03/21  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/03/21  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/03/21  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/21  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)