Special Education

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Special education; revised staffing requirements, report. [SB-187] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Department of Education; plan to revise special education staffing requirements; report. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and any other individuals with expertise in special education as the Department of Education deems appropriate, to develop a plan for revised special education staffing requirements that addresses staffing needs of individual school divisions and the needs of students who receive special education and aims to improve special education teacher (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin Incorporated By Finance And Appropriations on 02/08/2024

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State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools [HB-2120] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ]
An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Teresa S. Pierce Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Session Of The 131st Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Hp 1482. on 05/10/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Alternative Education Scholarship Combination [SB-44] [Education ]
Alternative Education Scholarship Combination

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/20/2024

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State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Require the Timely Reimbursement by the State of Costs Incurred by a School Administrative Unit for Special Education Programs [HB-1532] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ]
An Act to Require the Timely Reimbursement by the State of Costs Incurred by a School Administrative Unit for Special Education Programs

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeffrey L. Timberlake Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 05/18/2023

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State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Clarify Requirements for Payment of Tuition for Children with Disabilities by the Department of Education's Child Development Services System [HB-1309] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
An Act to Clarify Requirements for Payment of Tuition for Children with Disabilities by the Department of Education's Child Development Services System

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Teresa S. Pierce In Possession Of The Senate When The Legislature Adjourned Sine Die And Was Placed In The Legislative Files. (dead) on 07/26/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1297] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Promise Schools - Establishment [HB-1267] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to designate 10 community schools that are identified as low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement as promise schools each year; requiring a county board of education to perform a comprehensive analysis of key factors and causes that led to a school being low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement; requiring the Governor to include $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill to support technical assistance and support for promise schools; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

County Boards of Education - Due Process Proceedings for Children With Disabilities - Burden of Proof [SB-926] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
.Requiring a county board of education to bear the burden of proof in due process proceedings that initiate from a due process complaint regarding the provision of special education services or a program for a child with disabilities in the county in which the county board is located, except under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs [HB-1237] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and related costs to the parent of a child with a disability who is the prevailing party in a certain special education proceeding; prohibiting a court from awarding attorney's fees and related costs to certain parents in a certain proceeding under certain circumstances; and authorizing an award of attorney's fees and related costs to a parent of a child with a disability who is a prevailing party under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/16/2023

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State (Utah)
Utah 2023 General Session

Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Amendments [SB-222] [Education ] [Poverty ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/17/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Early Learning Collaboratives - Established and Tax Credit for Contributions [HB-881] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ]
Authorizing certain public and private providers of prekindergarten to form certain early learning collaboratives as part of a certain publicly funded prekindergarten program; requiring certain funds to be distributed to an early learning collaborative in a certain manner; allowing a credit against the State income tax for a certain monetary contribution made by a certain person to an early learning collaborative; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the credit; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Alternative Education Options - Right to Learn and Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Programs (Right to Learn Act of 2023) [HB-737] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ]
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, and based on certain star ratings, each county board of education to notify the parents or guardians of students in a failing school that the school is failing and provide a list of options; establishing the Right to Learn Program to provide students in failing schools with certain scholarships; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program to provide scholarships for students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches to attend a non-public school; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Promise Schools - Establishment [SB-814] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to designate 10 community schools that are identified as low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement as promise schools each year; requiring a county board of education to perform a comprehensive analysis of key factors and causes that led to a school being low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement; requiring the Governor to include $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill to support technical assistance and support for promise schools; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education [SB-610] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board of education; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/28/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

School Discipline - Behavioral Health and Safety - Data Collection and School Resource Officers [SB-811] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; requiring the Department to lower and maintain a certain risk ratio used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; requiring each county board of education to develop a behavioral health and safety plan for certain schools by September 1, 2024; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington Hearing Canceled on 03/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-820] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-829] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment, including the use of online curriculum; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023

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State (Utah)
Utah 2023 General Session

Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments [HB-398] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established [HB-649] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Education Savings Account program in the State administered by the State Department of Education to provide State grants to the account of the parent of an eligible student to provide for the education of the eligible student; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account under the program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation [SB-388] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to develop, in consultation with certain stakeholders, guidelines for developing a standardized behavioral health questionnaire to identify students with behavioral health services needs; requiring each behavioral health services coordinator to develop and implement a standardized behavioral health questionnaire based on the guidelines developed by the Consortium; and requiring that the questionnaire be given to the parent or guardian of each student at certain times.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2023

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