Special Education

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2021 Special I

Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs. [SB-1313] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates. Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mason Taylor Montgomery Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 71 (effective 7/1/21) on 03/11/2021

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State (Utah)
Utah 2021 General Session

Special Education Least Restrictive Requirement Amendments [SB-175] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
Special Education Least Restrictive Requirement Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Senate/ Strike Enacting Clause In Senate Secretary on 03/05/2021

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2021 Special I

Students w/disabilities; Dept./Bd. of Education to update its special education & related services. [HB-2316] [Education ] [Disabilities ] [Children and Youth ]
Department of Education and Board of Education; special education and related services for students with disabilities. Requires the Department of Education to update its special education eligibility worksheets as necessary, including clarifying any ambiguity or vagueness in eligibility criteria, and provide to each local school division the appropriate level of guidance on eligibility determinations for special education and related services. The bill requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations to ensure that each education preparation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Candi Mundon King Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 173 (effective 7/1/21) on 03/18/2021

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2021 Special I

Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs. [HB-2117] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Budget and Spending ]
Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates. Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0070) on 03/11/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Reporting and Training [HB-1166] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring a certain report on the use of physical restraint or seclusion incidents to include, for the prior school year, certain information on the number of physical restraint and seclusion incidents for certain students; requiring the Department to make recommendations for improvements in data collection and positive behavioral interactions to certain schools unable to verify reported data; requiring a report to the Department by December 1 each year on steps taken to encourage positive behavioral interventions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) [HB-1296] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring a public school student in elementary school to be provided a daily program of physical activity totaling at least 150 minutes each week to include physical education and developmentally appropriate, moderate-to-vigorous activity, including recess and at least 90 minutes each week of physical education; requiring that the program of physical activity for a certain category of student be consistent with the student's Individualized Education Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/17/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Education – Child Care Centers and Youth Development Organizations and Programs (Support Youth Development for School–Age Children Act) [HB-1307] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Exempting certain youth development organizations and programs from the definition of a child care center; authorizing youth development organizations or programs to provide care for a child who is at least 5 years old who attends a public school; requiring a youth development organization to provide a safe child care environment and have certain policies and requirements; requiring certain youth development organizations and programs to submit annually to the State Department of Education certain information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith Hearing Canceled on 03/30/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act [S.240] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to support children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/04/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Charles County - Board of Education - Membership Alterations [SB-749] [Education ] [Elections ]
Altering the manner of election for certain members of the Charles County Board of Education by specifying that members be elected from certain county commissioner districts; providing for the ballot requirements for a certain election; requiring the State Board of Elections to declare the election of certain candidates; providing for the qualifications of the elected members of the county board; authorizing the student member of the county board to vote on all matters before the board, with certain exceptions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 405 on 05/30/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Charles County - Board of Education - Membership Alterations [HB-1060] [Education ] [Elections ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the manner of election for certain members of the Charles County Board of Education by specifying that members be elected from certain county commissioner districts; providing for the ballot requirements for a certain election; requiring the State Board of Elections to declare the election of certain candidates; providing for the qualifications of the elected members of the county board; authorizing the student member of the county board to vote on all matters before the board, with the exception of certain matters; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 404 on 05/30/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

County Boards of Education - In-Person Instruction and Related Services - Requirement [HB-998] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
Requiring, notwithstanding any law, regulation, or executive order to the contrary, each county board of education, for the 2021-2022 school year, to require school buildings to be open each school day to provide in-person instruction and related services, including services such as speech-language pathology services, counseling, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, to certain students; requiring each county board to provide instruction and related services to certain students in person except under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael J. Griffith Hearing 2/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act [HB-838] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To support children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 02/04/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

TRUE EQUITY Act Transformational Reforms and Updates to Ensure Educational Quality and Urgent Investments in Today's Youth Act of 2021 [S.213] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to provide for a Federal partnership to ensure educational equity and quality.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/03/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

TRUE EQUITY Act Transformational Reforms and Updates to Ensure Educational Quality and Urgent Investments in Today's Youth Act of 2021 [HB-779] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
To provide for a Federal partnership to ensure educational equity and quality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Introduced In House on 02/03/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Keep Our PACT Act Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers Act [HB-764] [Education ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/03/2021

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State (Utah)
Utah 2021 General Session

Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments [SB-154] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Scott D. Sandall Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/17/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Learning Recovery Act of 2021 [HB-676] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish a learning recovery grant program and fund the Institute of Education Sciences for certain purposes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Introduced In House on 02/01/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices [SB-665] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to install at least one video recording device in each self-contained special education classroom; requiring video recording devices to record self-contained special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/12/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements [HB-820] [Education ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on specialty courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information about the specialty courses offered in each public school in the county in the report and to post certain data conspicuously on its website; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose Referred Rules on 04/08/2021

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

CHOICE Act Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act [S.74] [Education ] [Community Development ]
A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2021

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