Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity
Sponsor: Denise Roberts (District 25)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 749 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
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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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Margolis, Leslielobbyist | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hair, Robert | Maryland School for the Blind | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Maneki, Sharon | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Othman, Ronza | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Roberts, Delegate Robertslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Graham, Naudia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Riccobono, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Roberts, Denise | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roberts, Denise | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanders, Riley | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sanders, Walter | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanders, Walter | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Alleyne, Akilah | MSDE | Position only |
| INFO | Alleyne, Akilah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education