MD HB547 | 2022 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB1181
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)
Status: Engrossed on April 8 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-09 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on April 8 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-09 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Title
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-09 | Senate | Referred Rules |
| 2022-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed (135-0) |
| 2022-04-08 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2022-04-08 | House | Favorable with Amendments {213928/1 Adopted |
| 2022-04-07 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Hearing 2/17 at 3:00 p.m. |
| 2022-01-31 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
HB1181 (Carry Over) 2021-02-17 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.
SB617 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
SB617 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
Subjects
Blind Persons
Contracts
Curriculum
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Disabilities, Department of
Education
Education, Boards of
Education, State Board of
Equipment
Fines
Industry and Technology
Information Technology, Department of
internet
Liability
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Remote and Hybrid Education
Reports
Special Education
Students
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Time
Contracts
Curriculum
Deaf Persons
Disabilities
Disabilities, Department of
Education
Education, Boards of
Education, State Board of
Equipment
Fines
Industry and Technology
Information Technology, Department of
internet
Liability
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Remote and Hybrid Education
Reports
Special Education
Students
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Time
