MD HB1076 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-2)
Status: Enrolled on April 6 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-06 - Passed Enrolled
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Establishing requirements for each county board of education regarding provision of the instructional materials that will be used in the upcoming school year for students with individualized education programs; requiring the county board to coordinate with the Instructional Resources Center to provide the materials in a specialized format to blind or visually impaired students; requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, certain textbook publishers to provide an electronic file of pupil edition textbooks; etc.

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Title

Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-06HousePassed Enrolled
2024-04-06HouseThird Reading Passed (135-0)
2024-04-06HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
2024-04-05SenateThird Reading Passed (44-0)
2024-04-05SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-05SenateFloor Amendment {323825/1 (Senator Watson) Adopted
2024-04-05SenateFavorable Adopted
2024-04-05SenateFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-03-18SenateReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-03-18HouseThird Reading Passed (137-0)
2024-03-15HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-15HouseFavorable with Amendments {413425/1 Adopted
2024-03-14HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2024-02-07HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-07HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means

Same As/Similar To

SB1091 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-08 - Passed Enrolled

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Education8408(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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