Indiana House Bill 1367 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 29 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Establishes the center for deaf and hard of hearing education (center) to ensure that children who are deaf or hard of hearing acquire optimal communication and academic abilities. Specifies the duties of the center. Provides that before July 1, 2013, the office of management and budget (OMB) shall, in consultation with the Indiana School for the Deaf, the department of education, the state department of health, and the office of the secretary of family and social services, recommend to the general assembly through the budget process an appropriate agency to provide support for the center. Specifies that until the center is established and operating, the Indiana School for the Deaf shall continue to provide those services that will be transferred at the time the center is established and operating. Provides that the state board of finance and the state budget agency may not transfer for use by or for the center any appropriation made to the Indiana School for the Deaf by the 2011 budget act. Transfers the outreach services and consultative services to local education agencies to assist in meeting the needs of locally enrolled students with hearing disabilities of the Indiana School for the Deaf to the center. Provides that, before October 1, 2012, the OMB (in consultation with the Indiana School for the Deaf, the department of education, the state department of health, and the office of the secretary of family and social services) must submit a transition report to the state budget committee. Requires the OMB in developing the transition report to also consult with other specified entities, and to conduct two public meetings prior to submitting its transition report. Requires the OMB to post the final transition report on its Internet web site. Requires the state budget committee to consider the transition report in the state budget report and budget bill. Changes references throughout the Indiana Code from "hearing impaired" to "hard of hearing". Requires the state board of education to make recommendations before October 1, 2012, to the legislative council and to the state budget committee concerning the unique and appropriate methods of evaluation and accountability that should be applied to the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Indiana School for the Deaf.

Deaf and hard of hearing education services.

Rep. Cynthia Noe [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]

2012-03-06 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 54 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 40 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 61 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House - House - Amendment 2 (Porter), failed (Y: 42 N: 54 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-16		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-08		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-07		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-06		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-06		House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 347: yeas 54, nays 36
2012-02-29		Returned to the House with amendments
2012-02-29		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 40 and nays 8
2012-02-27		Amendment 1 (Lawson), prevailed; voice vote
2012-02-27		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-02-23		Pursuant to Senate Rule 5(b) and 5(a) as it applies to this bill, it is to be placed first on the Senate Calendar on 2nd and 3rd readings.
2012-02-23		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-09		Senator Rogers removed as second sponsor
2012-02-09		Senator Hershman added as cosponsor
2012-02-09		Senator Rogers added as second sponsor
2012-02-07		Senator Rogers removed as cosponsor
2012-02-06		Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
2012-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2012-01-31		Senate sponsor: Senator Lawson
2012-01-31		Referred to the Senate
2012-01-31		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 61, nays 36
2012-01-30		Representative Thompson added as coauthor
2012-01-30		Amendment 2 (Porter), failed; Roll Call 113: yeas 42, nays 54
2012-01-30		Amendment 1 (Noe), prevailed; voice vote
2012-01-30		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-01-27		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2012-01-11		Authored by Representative Noe

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1367
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1367.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1367.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1367.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1367.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1367.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1367.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0113.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0143.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0265.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0347.PDF.pdf