| Measure Title: | RELATING TO THE BLIND PERSONS' AND LITERACY RIGHTS AND EDUCATION ACT. |
| Report Title: | Education; Braille Standards |
| Description: | Assures individualized education programs for blind or visually impaired children including provisions for instruction in braille. Establishes standards of proficiency and instruction. Provides materials in a computer-accessible format capable of braille reproduction. Requires certification and re-certification of teachers in accordance with braille literacy standards. (SD2) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | CHUN OAKLAND, Hogue, Hanabusa |
| Current Referral: | EDN/HLT, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2006 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/27/2006 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/30/2006 | S | Referred to EDM, WAM. |
| 2/7/2006 | S | The committee(s) on EDM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-06 at 2:00 pm in conference room 225. |
| 2/10/2006 | S | The committee(s) on EDM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Hooser, Chun Oakland, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui, Hogue. |
| 2/15/2006 | S | Reported from EDM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2079) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2/15/2006 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2/21/2006 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 2/23/2006 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, Espero, Fukunaga, Hooser, Kim, Nishihara, Sakamoto, Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) English, Inouye, Kanno, Kokubun. |
| 3/3/2006 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2883) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 3/3/2006 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-06. |
| 3/7/2006 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/7/2006 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 243) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/9/2006 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/9/2006 | H | Referred to EDN/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 27 |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment