HB509
Students with disabilities; SCHEV to study process used to determine eligibility for accommodations.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 4, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)
Chief Patron:
Laura Jane Cohen (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; public institutions of higher education; policies for establishing eligibility for accommodations; report.
Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with representatives of public institutions of higher education, disability advocacy organizations, students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, higher education disability accommodation professionals, and a subject matter expert, to (i) study the processes by which each public institution ... (More) of higher education in the Commonwealth determines the eligibility for accommodations of an admitted or enrolled student with a temporary or permanent disability, (ii) identify in such processes any potential barriers to establishing eligibility, and (iii) make recommendations on reducing any such barriers and on the development and establishment of a uniform accommodations eligibility determination in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 21. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100566D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 01/22/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/22/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB509)
- 01/29/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/29/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24105855D-H1
- 01/31/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/01/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105855D-H1
- 02/01/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB509H1
- 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB509H1)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 9-N)
- 02/02/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 9-N)
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/15/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/15/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107749D-S1
- 02/16/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107749D-S1
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB509S1
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24107749D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/2024 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senators: Salim, Hashmi, Pillion
- 02/28/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/2024 - House: Delegates: Cohen, Rasoul, Tata
- 03/05/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 6-N)
- 03/06/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB509ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)
