Public school students; sight and hearing testing, exceptions.
Summary
Excludes from the requirement that the sight and hearing of public school students be tested any student who has an Individualized Education Program or a Section 504 Plan that documents a defect of vision or hearing or a disease of the eyes or ears when the principal determines that such a test would not identify any previously unknown defect of vision or hearing or disease of the eyes or ears.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Nov 22, 2016
Signed Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 27, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1437H1
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104523D-H1
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Nov 22, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Nov 22, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101120D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Head
RRepublican
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