MD HB547 | 2022 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1181

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 8 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-09 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.

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Title

Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-09SenateReferred Rules
2022-04-08HouseThird Reading Passed (135-0)
2022-04-08HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-04-08HouseFavorable with Amendments {213928/1 Adopted
2022-04-07HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2022-02-02HouseHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-02-02HouseHearing canceled
2022-02-02HouseHearing 2/17 at 3:00 p.m.
2022-01-31HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means

Same As/Similar To

HB1181 (Carry Over) 2021-02-17 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.
SB617 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Education7910(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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