From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Students--Disabled

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary MD Signed into law 04/2012 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges - Tuition Waiver for Disabled Individuals H.B. 53 Adds a reason that any resident of the state who is out of the workforce by reason of total and permanent disability who enrolls at a commun... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of pu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Dyslexia S.B. 866 Requires that minimum academic qualifications for an educator certificate that requires a bachelor degree to require instruction in detectio... More... NH Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Training for Individuals with Disabilities H.B. 401 Authorizes the labor commissioner to establish a practical experience/training program for individuals with disabilities upon application by... More... NY Signed into law 07/2010 Postsec. Instructional Materials for College Students with Disabilities A.B. 10118 From bill analysis: Extends the expiration date of a provision that requires publishers or manufacturers to provide additional instructional... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 Postsec. Information Technology Access Act S.B. 511 Creates the Information Technology Access Act. Requires the department of human Services to convene an advisory working group to develop acc... More... NY Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Instructional Materials for College Students with Disabilities S.B. 5476 Establishes a statewide advisory council regarding instructional materials for college students with disabilities. Provides that the advisor... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Joint Study Committee on Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports Programs for Students with Disabilities H.R. 322 Creates a Joint Study Committee on Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports Programs for Students with Disabilities. Directs the committee... More... NM Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Student with Disabilities Scholarship Act H.B. 518/S.B. 537 Creates the students with disabilities scholarship act; defines a student with disabilities as a student who has a record of a physical or m... More... NM Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Full-Time Status for Students With Disabilities S.B. 689 Extends time that students with disabilities can be defined as full time for purposes of eligibility for state lottery scholarship program. ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Disabled Adult Children and College Students on Medical Leave S.B. 285 Relates to coverage of disabled adult children and college students on medical leave; requires a health insurance plan that covers dependent... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Community College Transitional Youths H.B. 618 Relates to services for transitional youth; increases the age at which a child may be adjudicated in need of care and supervision; provides ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 Community College Postsec. Grant Program for Students with Disabilities H.B. 1681 Requires the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish and administer a grant program for supplemental services and supports for stu... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS (44-2) 04/2005 Community College Postsec. Community College Students with Disabilities Task Force H.B. 1236 Establishing the Community College Students with Disabilities Task Force; providing for the membership and staffing of the Task Force; requi... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 Community College Postsec. 2005 Community Colleges Budget S.B. 1062 Provides community and junior colleges appropriations for fiscal year 2005; provides for community college-level learning disabled students ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Community College Tuition Waiver H.B. 322 Alters the requirements for exemption from payment of tuition at community colleges for specified individuals; relates to disabled persons o... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Instructional Materials S.B. 6501 Regards instructional materials for students with disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education; requires publishers a... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 Postsec. Disabled Students: Technology Access S.B. 302 Declares the Legislature intended to apply existing provisions requiring compliance with the accessibility requirements of the federal Rehab... More... NY Signed into law 07/2003 Postsec. Students Instructional Materials S.B. 3306 Requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials for students to provide electronic copies of such material for use by disab... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Legislative Committee on Persons with Disabilities S.B. 137 Establishes the Legislative Committee on Persons with Disabilities; requiring the Department of Human Resources to submit certain reports to... More... NV Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Electronic Instructional Materials S.B. 62 Requires publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to provide electronic version of such materials for use by university or colle... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Accessible Electronic Formats H.B. 708 Relates to education; provides for accessible electronic formats for individuals with disabilities enrolled in distance learning courses of ... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2002 Postsec. Reasonable substitution of graduation requirements S.B. 106 Allows students at institutions of higher education who are hearing and visually impaired of learning disabled to be eligible for reasonable... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Electronic Textbooks at Postsecondary Level H.B. 1342 States that colleges and universities in this state have made diligent efforts to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities requir... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Interagency Task Force S.B. 290 Requires the Director of the Division of Special Education to coordinate an interagency task force to review services and funding sources av... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Developmental Disabilities Council Membership S.B. 131 Replaces the membership of the Council on Postsecondary Education on the Developmental Disabilities Council with a single member of a nongov... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 Postsec. Rehabilitation Services to Include Student Tuition/Fees H.B. 1030 Revises the rehabilitation services provided at public cost to disabled and visually impaired persons based on economic need to include post... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Braille Reading Material A.B. 609 Requires instruction in braille to be provided to each pupil who is functionally blind unless the individualized education program team dete... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 Postsec. transition of students with disabilities H.B. 7466 Amends the composition of the Transition Council by adding a representative from one of the regional education collaboratives.Transition fro... More... OK Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Materials for Students With Disabilities in Higher Education H.B. 2586 Ensures that all students with disabilities enrolled in institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education be afforded the opport... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Safe Facilities for Students with Disabilities H.B. 321 Requires that each postsecondary education institution with residence facilities have housing and security policies that assure disabled stu... More...