SB174Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-53)
Introduced by James Ohrenschall, District 21
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school to develop a policy governing the provision of certain services to pupils with disabilities; prohibiting an employee of a school district or charter school from interfering with the ability of certain pupils with disabilities to carry a cane or walking stick; requiring the State Board of Education to prescribe certain standards for programs of instruction or special services for pupils with visual impairments; requiring the individualized education program for a pupil with a hearing impairment or a visual impairment to include certain provisions; authorizing certain persons or governmental entities to request the Superintendent of Public Instruction to determine whether such policies comply with certain laws and regulations; revising the definition of the term volunteer as it relates to persons required to undergo certain criminal background checks; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
(No further action taken.)
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education.
To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 425.)
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
(No further action taken.)
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