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CS/CS/SB 1254: Auditory-oral Education Programs

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations ; Education Pre-K - 12 ; Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Richter

Auditory-oral Education Programs; Cites this act as the "Auditory Oral-Education Act." Revises provisions relating to public school choice options for parents of public school students to include auditory-oral education programs. Provides that a parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing may enroll the child in an auditory-oral education program at a school accredited by OPTION Schools, Inc., or at a school in which the supervisor and the majority of faculty are certified as Listening and Spoken Language Specialists by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2011-175)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (BEA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2011 Senate • Filed
3/7/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 93
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 93
3/14/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/17/11, 1:15 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
3/17/2011 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
3/18/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/21/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 236
3/22/2011 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 258
4/7/2011 Senate • Also referred to Rules -SJ 461
4/8/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 473
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations, 04/13/11, 9:15 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/14/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 469
4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/25/11, 1:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2011 Senate • Favorable by Budget; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/26/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules -SJ 469
• CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 484
4/28/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 568
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/29/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/11
5/2/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 637
• Read 3rd time -SJ 637
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 637
5/2/2011 House • In Messages
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2011-175)