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Bills/2024 Regular Session

SB 1091

EnactedCrossfile HB 1076
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Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 (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 by students with individualized education programs; requiring the county board to coordinate with the Instructional Resources Center to provide instructional 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 to a certain entity; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVRiccobono, MelissaMaryland Organization of Parents of Blind ChildrenOral
FAVHair, RobMaryland School for the BlindOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCross, CashennaNAACPPosition only
FAVManeki, SharonNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandOral
FAVOthman, RonzaNational Federation of the Blind of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGraham, NaudiaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRoberts, DeniseIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSanders, DominiqueIndividualOral
FAVSanders, RileyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Watson, Senator WatsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Watson, Senator WatsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 2
Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1FWA 1
Maryland Organization of Parents of Blind ChildrenFAV 1
Maryland School for the BlindFAV 1
Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 2
NAACPFAV 1
National Federation of the Blind of MarylandFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education