Blind Persons

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Va. School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police. [HB-675] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ]
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; authority to establish campus police department. Permits the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to establish a campus police department, in compliance with the provisions of law relating to campus police departments established by institutions of higher education, and to employ campus police officers therein.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Runion Left In Finance And Appropriations on 11/19/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Established [HB-1069] [Disabilities ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Establishing the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing to study and make recommendations regarding certain services, programs, advocacy, outreach efforts, and other items to improve the quality of life of individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity [HB-1076] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 749 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity [SB-1091] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King Approved By The Governor - Chapter 750 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Established [SB-1084] [Disabilities ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Establishing the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing to study and make recommendations regarding certain services, programs, advocacy, outreach efforts, and other items to improve the quality of life of individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing; and requiring the Workgroup to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Approved By The Governor - Chapter 442 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program [SB-817] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury or who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or late-deafened and who does not meet the criteria for activation of a Silver Alert; and authorizing the Department of State Police to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop regulations and procedures to carry out the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Rental Property - Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act) [HB-823] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit; establishing the Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2024; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 744 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Fire Protection and Prevention – Residential Rental Property – Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act) [SB-689] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit; establishing the Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2024; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public School Construction Program - Maryland School for the Blind - State and Local Cost-Share [SB-581] [Education ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
Altering the State and local cost-share formula for the Public School Construction Program for the Maryland School for the Blind to set the State share at 100%.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone Approved By The Governor - Chapter 192 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

School Construction Revolving Loan Fund - Maryland School for the Blind - Eligibility [HB-643] [Education ] [Funding ] [Construction ]
Altering the eligibility requirements of the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund to include the Maryland School for the Blind.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith Hearing 2/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements [HB-613] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Recreation ] [Water ] [Public Safety ]
Altering certain authorizations to recreationally catch clams in the State; establishing a recreational oyster license; requiring an applicant for a recreational oyster license to be at least 16 years of age; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to use a part of the application fees collected to replenish public fishery oysters bars; requiring the Department to issue complimentary or discounted recreational oyster licenses; authorizing certain individuals to catch oysters without a license under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/09/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Board of Visitors; expands membership, powers & duties. [SB-420] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind Board of Visitors; membership; powers and duties; meetings. Expands the total membership of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind from 11 to 15 members by increasing the number of nonlegislative citizen members from seven to 11. The bill provides that of the 11 nonlegislative citizen members, two shall be parents of current students at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, of whom (i) one is the parent of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing and one is the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0351) on 04/02/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

VA School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police. [HB-675] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ]
Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; authority to establish campus police department. Permits the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to establish a campus police department, in compliance with the provisions of law relating to campus police departments established by institutions of higher education, and to employ campus police officers therein.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Runion Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (12-y 3-n) on 03/04/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program [HB-195] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a certain missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Purple Alert; and authorizing the Department to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop procedures for the program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 739 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established [HB-98] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining Co-Navigation Services as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode, and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surroundings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State Procurement - Preferred Provider Requirements - Waiver [SB-194] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Small Business ]
Authorizing the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers to grant a waiver from a certain requirement to use a certain preferred provider for the procurement of supplies and services under certain circumstances; requiring the Committee to review a certain request for a certain waiver to the State or a State aided or controlled entity under certain circumstances; and requiring Maryland Correctional Enterprises to report the length of time between each order and delivery of supplies and services for each fiscal year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 578 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established [SB-185] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining "co-navigation services" as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surrounding.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations [SB-940] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the Board to give visually impaired individuals an opportunity to comment on the regulations; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report by December 1, 2023, to the General Assembly on the process for and costs of implementing certain enhanced professional dispensing fees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Approved By The Governor - Chapter 279 on 05/03/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-459] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Referred To Interim Study By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations [HB-456] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the Board to give visually impaired individuals an opportunity to comment on the regulations; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report by December 1, 2023, to the General Assembly on the implementation process for providing accessible labels for visually impaired persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 280 on 05/03/2023

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