HB 620: DOE; BRAILLE; LOW VISION OR BLIND STUDENTS; INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; SECTION 504 PLANS; BRAILLE INSTRUCTION; PRINT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; BRAILLE LITERACY RESOURCE CENTER; RULES; APPROPRIATIONS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2025-03-13
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
Apr 25, 2025
Conference Committee
Apr 25, 2025
Conference Committee
Apr 24, 2025
Conference Committee
Mar 10, 2025
Senate Standing Committee on Education
Feb 26, 2025
House Standing Committee on Finance
Feb 4, 2025