CS/CS/SB 578 (2011) -  Disability Awareness

General Bill by Education Pre-K - 12 and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Ring (CO-SPONSORS) Norman; Braynon; Garcia; Sobel
Disability Awareness: Requires district school boards to provide disability history and awareness instruction in all K-12 public schools during the first week in October. Provides for individual presenters who have disabilities or teachers who specialize in exceptional student education and who are currently employed at the school to provide the disability history and awareness instruction.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/07/11 S Died on Calendar on Saturday, May 7, 2011 3:35 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/22/11 8:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Education Pre-K - 12
    • On agenda for: 04/14/11 9:15 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 697 Subject: Disability Awareness Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1262 Subject: Disability Awareness Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 4/14/2011 2:12:23 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Education Pre-K - 12 4/13/2011 9:09:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/22/2011 6:02:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/18/2011 5:01:58 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 05/07/2011 - 3:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/29/2011 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 605 Time: 04/29/2011 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 477 Time: 04/26/2011 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 470 Time: 04/15/2011 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/14/2011 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 470 Time: 04/14/2011 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 04/14/11, 9:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 04/11/2011 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Education Pre-K - 12 -SJ 270 Time: 03/24/2011 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 275 Time: 03/23/2011 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/23/2011 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 270 Time: 03/22/2011 - 11:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 03/17/2011 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 50 Time: 03/07/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 50 Time: 02/09/2011 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2011 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1003.4205 HB 697, SB 1262