RELATING TO BRAILLE LITERACY.
Summary
Establishes state policy to promote braille literacy for blind students. Requires the individualized education programs of eligible blind students to include the instruction of Braille and provision of Braille instructional materials under certain circumstances. Requires the Department of Education to establish a Braille literacy resource center. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic44
95% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to HHS/EDU, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 113).
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 243-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Kobayashi
DDemocratic
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