MD HB893 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on vision support treatments and services for students; requiring the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2025; and requiring the Maryland State School Health Council to evaluate certain issues regarding vision and hearing difficulties in primary and secondary students.
Title
Primary and Secondary Students - Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations
Sponsors
| Del. Terri Hill [D] | Del. Gabriel Acevero [D] | Del. Aaron Kaufman [D] | Del. Susan McComas [R] |
| Del. April Fleming Miller [R] | Del. Deni Taveras [D] | Del. Jen Terrasa [D] | Del. Chao Wu [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | House | Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-02 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Awareness and Outreach
Committees and Commissions
Education
Education, State Department of
Health
Health Insurance
Health, Department of
Hearing Aids
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Public Health
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Secondary Schools
Students
studies
Sunset
Committees and Commissions
Education
Education, State Department of
Health
Health Insurance
Health, Department of
Hearing Aids
Medical Testing and Diagnosis
Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary Schools
Public Health
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Secondary Schools
Students
studies
Sunset
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0893?ys=2024RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0893f.pdf |
