Blind Persons
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Blind parents; custody or visitation rights. [HB-2273]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Rights of blind parents. Provides that a blind parent's blindness, as defined in the bill, shall not be the sole basis of the denial or restriction of such parent's custody or visitation rights. The bill requires a party who alleges that a parent's blindness should be a factor to be considered to not be in the best interests of the child, or should otherwise be a reason to deny or restrict such a parent's custody or visitation rights, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child's best interests would not be met or served due to such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Blind parents; custody or visitation rights. [SB-1199]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Rights of blind parents. Provides that a blind parent's blindness, as defined in the bill, shall not be the sole basis of the denial or restriction of such parent's custody or visitation rights. The bill requires a party who alleges that a parent's blindness should be a factor to be considered to not be in the best interests of the child, or should otherwise be a reason to deny or restrict such a parent's custody or visitation rights, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child's best interests would not be met or served due to such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Janet D. Howell
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Students with blindness or visual impairments; changes to certain provisions. [HB-2205]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Students with blindness or visual impairments. Makes several changes to provisions relating to students with blindness or visual impairments, including (i) requiring a learning media assessment (LMA) to be administered as part of the initial evaluation and each reevaluation of each student with blindness or visual impairments or more frequently, if such student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team so determines and requiring instruction in Braille reading and writing and accommodations for materials in Braille to be included in the IEP
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard P. Bell
Stricken From Docket By Education By Voice Vote on 01/30/2017