Maryland House Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-4)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring individualized education program teams to provide specified parents of a child with a disability with an oral and written explanation of the parent's right to request mediation, specified contact information, and specified information regarding pro bono representation and other legal and related services; authorizing specified parents to request translation of specified information; requiring individualized education program teams to provide parents with a translated document within 30 days of the request; etc.

Education - Children With Disabilities - Individualized Education Program Mediation

Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]	Del. Jason Buckel [R]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]
Del. Mark Chang [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]	Del. William Frick [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]
Del. Keith Haynes [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Sheila Hixson [D]	Del. Jay Jalisi [D]
Del. Adrienne Jones [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Del. Carol Krimm [D]
Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]
Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Del. Marice Morales [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]
Del. Anthony O'Donnell [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]
Del. Theodore Sophocleus [D]	Del. James Tarlau [D]	Del. Frank Turner [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]
Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Del. Pat Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2016-04-02 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 139 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-04-01 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-17 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (135-0) (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271
2016-04-08	House	Passed Enrolled
2016-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2016-04-08	House	House Concur - Senate Amendments
2016-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
2016-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-04-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {154632/1 Report Adopted
2016-04-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-03-30	Senate	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-21	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (135-0)
2016-03-17	House	Second Reading Passed
2016-03-17	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2016-03-17	House	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2016-03-14	House	Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-25	House	Hearing cancelled
2016-02-25	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-03	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0551?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0551f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0551t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0551e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/Chapters_noln/CH_271_hb0551e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0551_15463201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0551.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0551_w&m.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0551_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0551,h-0573&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0551,h-1212&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0551,s-1106&stab=02&ys=2016RS