Virginia House Bill 336 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Students with blindness or visual impairment. Makes several changes relating to the provisions for special education programs for students with blindness or visual impairment, including (i) requiring each local school board to provide instruction in Braille and the use of Braille for such students unless the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines, after a critical assessment of the student, that instruction in Braille or the use of Braille is not appropriate to the student's educational needs and (ii) requiring a critical assessment to be administered to each student with blindness or visual impairment triannually and after any significant change in the student's vision. The bill defines "critical assessment" as an assessment of a student with blindness or visual impairment conducted by a licensed Teacher of the Visually Impaired that includes (a) a functional vision assessment conducted in an educational setting; (b) an assessment of reading media that is designed for and intended to be administered to students, is administered in the student's native language and in accordance with any instructions, and contains appropriate objective components such as font size, sustained reading speed, and fluency; (c) an assessment of the student's reading comprehension and writing skills; and (d) consideration of the student's current and future needs, including consideration of the student's current and future technology support needs.

Students with blindness or visual impairment; changes for special education programs.

Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]
Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. Richard Sullivan [D]
Del. Robert Thomas [R]

2018-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Appropriations
2018-02-07	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-05	House	Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05	House	Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2018-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 18105374D-H1
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2018-01-19	House	Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-04	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2018-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104129D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	217	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB336
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB336+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB336H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0902V0021+HB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H09V0052+HB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0203V0025+HB0336