2004 House Bill 5530

Require ISD special education parent advisory committees

Introduced in the House

Feb. 11, 2004

Introduced by Rep. John Stahl (R-82)

To require Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) to appoint special education parent advisory committees comprised exclusively of parents of pupils with disabilities, to provide advisory input on the improvement of special education services. This is one of a number of bills that have been introduced to reform ISDs.

Referred to the Committee on Education

March 16, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires a majority of the advisory committee to be parents, but not all of the committee. It also establishes that the committees would be subject to the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

Consideration postponed

Amendment offered by Rep. Brenda Clack (D-34)

To strip out the provisions making the committees subject to the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 64 to 40 (details)

To require Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) to appoint special education parent advisory committees comprised of a majority of parents of pupils with disabilities, to provide advisory input on the improvement of special education services. The committees would be subject to the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information ActThis is one of a number of bills that have been introduced to reform ISDs.

Received in the Senate

March 17, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Education