MD SB921 | 2021 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future SB617

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-12 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring digital tools developed or purchased by a county board of education to include specifications for access by students with disabilities, including nonvisual access; requiring a county board to provide a student with disabilities access to digital tools that enable students with disabilities to acquire the same information and access the same services as students without disabilities; requiring each invitation for bids or request for proposals for a digital tool to require submission of an accessibility conformance report; etc.

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Title

County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education)

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-12SenateHearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-02-09SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Same As/Similar To

SB921 (Carry Over) 2021-02-12 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1181 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-17 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Education8317(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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