MS HB1053 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Ensure That Diagnostic Screeners Are Available To Test All Compulsory-school-age Children Enrolled In Each Pubic School District For Irlen Syndrome; To Provide That Upon A Student's Diagnosis Of Irlen Syndrome, School Districts And Educators Provide Reasonable Accommodations In Compliance With The Provisons Of The Federal Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990; To Require Teachers Who Recognize Symptoms Of Irlen Syndrome In A Student To Recommend To The Parents Or Guardian That The Student Be Tested For Irlen Syndrome; To Require The Screening Test To Be Conducted By A Screener Approved By The State Department Of Education Upon Receipt Of Written Consent From The Parent Or Guardian Of A Student; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Establishing Criteria, Standards And Policies Governing Screeners And Screening Procedures; To Provide That Upon A Determination That A Student Has Or May Have Irlen Syndrome, The Screener Must Advise The Parent Or Guardian And Indicate What Corrective Measures May Be Undertaken And If Additional Testing Is Required; To Require Teachers To Use Accessible Teaching Materials When Instructing Students Diagnosed With Irlen Syndrome; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-342 And 37-23-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and districts to provide reasonable accommodations for students diagnosed with.
Sponsors
Rep. Joey Hood [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
2017-01-16 | House | Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1053.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1053IN.htm |