AN ACT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. Enacted June 19, 2013. Effective June 19, 2013.
IMPROVE ED. FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF.
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING.Intro. by Blackwell, Farmer-Butterfield, Holloway, Martin.
Bill History:
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 House: Filed
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 House: Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Appropriations
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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 House: Re-ref Com On Appropriations
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Wed, 3 Apr 2013 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 3 Apr 2013 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 3 Apr 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 04/08/2013
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 Senate: Rec From House
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 Senate: Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education
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Wed, 29 May 2013 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 29 May 2013 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted
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Wed, 29 May 2013 Senate: Placed On Cal For 06/04/2013
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Tue, 4 Jun 2013 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 4 Jun 2013 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 House: Rec From Senate
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 House: Rec To Concur S Com Sub
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Thu, 6 Jun 2013 House: Cal Pursuant 36(b)
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Thu, 6 Jun 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 06/07/2013
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Fri, 7 Jun 2013 House: Concurred In S/Com Sub
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Fri, 7 Jun 2013 House: Ordered Enrolled
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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 Ratified
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Tue, 11 Jun 2013 Pres. To Gov. 6/11/2013
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 Signed by Gov. 6/19/2013
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 Ch. SL 2013-119
Bill Summaries:
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Summary date: Jun 24 2013 - View Summary
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Bill H 317 (2013-2014)Summary date: May 29 2013 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following change to the 2nd edition.
Makes a technical correction in Section 1, subsection (4), changing "deaf and hard of hearing" to "deaf or hard of hearing."
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Bill H 317 (2013-2014)Summary date: Mar 27 2013 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Clarifies that the State Board of Educationis torequire an IEP team to use the Communication Plan Worksheet for Student Who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing (was, also use the Comprehensive Exceptional Children Accountability System). Amends the documentation requirements to specify that the IEP team consider the language and communication needs of the individual child as the IEP is developed, reviewed, or revised and that the documentation contain data to be used in making the placement decisions for the child.
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Bill H 317 (2013-2014)Summary date: Mar 13 2013 - View Summary
Identical to S 320, filed 3/13/13.
Requires the State Board of Education to do at least the following to improve educational outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing: (1) develop assessment procedures and protocols to measure, at least annually or more frequently if required in a child's Individualized Education Program (IEP), the acquisition of language skills necessary for literacy, with the results used to determine whether further support and services are needed; (2) require an IEP team to use the specified worksheet to document consideration of the language and communication needs of the child as the IEP is developed, the placement decisions made for the child, and the team's review of the child's placement and needs; (3) ensure that personnel highly qualified in the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing are available to meet the needs of each child; and (4) develop and implement strategies to ensure that parents of a child who is deaf and hard of hearing know they can request that the child's IEP team consider placement in a residential setting, and that if requested, a representative from one of the state's residential/day program schools for the deaf will be a member of the IEP team.
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies and organizations, at the request of the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), to make available databases containing information on children under age 22 who are deaf or hard of hearing. Requires that DPI use the information for a statewide data tracking system to coordinate with other agencies and organizations and ensure literacy achievement for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing.