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CS/CS/SB 578: Disability Awareness

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Ring ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Norman ; Braynon ; Garcia ; Sobel

Disability Awareness; Requires district school boards to provide disability history and awareness instruction in all K-12 public schools during the first week in October. Provides for individual presenters who have disabilities or teachers who specialize in exceptional student education and who are currently employed at the school to provide the disability history and awareness instruction.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 50
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 50
    3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2011 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 270
    3/23/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 275
    3/24/2011 Senate • Now in Education Pre-K - 12 -SJ 270
    4/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 04/14/11, 9:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    4/14/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 470
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 470
    4/26/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 477
    4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 605
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 578, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2011 at 2:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 697 Disability Awareness Kiar Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)     		Track This Bill
    S 1262 Disability Awareness Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 578, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2011 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 697 Disability Awareness Kiar Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)     		Track This Bill
    S 1262 Disability Awareness Fasano Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    858138 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Wise)     		4/12/2011
    4:08 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/14/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/14/2011 9:15 AM Education Pre-K - 12 3 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 578, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2011 at 10:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 697 Disability Awareness Kiar Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)     		Track This Bill
    S 1262 Disability Awareness Fasano Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    933120 - Amendment
    Delete line 95 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Rich)     		3/21/2011
    7:12 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/22/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2011 8:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.4205 Disability history and awareness instruction. Page 2 (pdf)

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