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HB 649 — Children who are deaf or hard of hearing; language development, assessment resources.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/22)
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on April 08, 2022.
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Summary
Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources for parents and educators; advisory committee; report. Requires the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to (i) select, with input from an advisory committee that the bill establishes, language developmental milestones and include such milestones in a resource for use by parents of a child from birth to age five who is identified as deaf or hard of hearing to monitor and track their child's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy; (ii) disseminate such resource to such parents; (iii) select existing tools or assessments for educators for use in assessing the language and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing; (iv) disseminate such tools or assessments to local educational agencies and provide materials and training on their use; and (v) annually produce a report that compares the language and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing with the language and literacy development of their peers who are not deaf or hard of hearing and make such report available to the public on its website. The bill states that the advisory committee function shall terminate effective June 30, 2023. This bill is identical to SB 265.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
141 added · 134 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of HB 649 adds specific language regarding the creation of an advisory committee focused on language development resources for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This committee will include primarily members who are deaf or hard of hearing and have expertise in education, ensuring their insights shape the development of milestones tracking language progress. This change is significant because it empowers parents and educators with tailored resources to better support the language and literacy development of young children in this community.
SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E238 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-217.04, relating to language educators;development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing;
assessment resources for parents and educators;
report.orreport. hard of hearing;
assessment resources for parents aRd O [H 649] L Approved LApril 8, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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D§ resources22.1-217.04. for parents and educators;
Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing;
assessment resources for parents and educators;
orA. hard of hearing;
assessmentFor A.the purposes of this section, "language developmental milestones" means milestones of development aligned to the existing instrument used to assess the development of children with disB.
For the purposes of this section, "language developmental milestones" means milestones of development aligned to the existing instrument used to assess the development of children with disabilities pursuant to federal law.
B.
The Department, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose of soliciting input from members on the selection of language developmental milHstonesmilestones for inclusion in a resource for use by parents of a child from birth to age five who is identif6edidentified as deaf or hard of hearing to monitor and track the child's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy.
thea. primary language for his child;deaf or hard of hearing who has chosen American Sign Language as b.
One parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing who has chosen American Sign Language as the primary language for his child;
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skille. level in the development of spoken language competence for children with hearing loss withhighest experience in early intervention;
One teacher for the deaf or hard of hearing or developmental specialist who possesses the highest skill level in the development of spoken language competence for children with hearing loss with experience in early intervention;
One speech-language pathologist who possesses the highest skill level in the development of spoi.spoken language for children with hearing loss with experience in early intervention;
and i.
Peoplee. with Disabilities;ly Involvement at the Virginia Commonwealth University Partnership for f.
The Center for Family Involvement at the Virginia Commonwealth University Partnership for People with Disabilities;
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and of 3 g.
No later than January 1, 2023, the Department, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf of 3 and Hard-of-Hearing and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall provide the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection B with a list of all existing language developmental milestones from standardized norms and any relevant information regarding such language developmental milestones for possible inclusion in the parent resource set forth in subsection D.
Present the language developmentdevelopmental milestones selected pursuant to subsection C in terms of typical development of all children in a particular age range;
Advise the Department, the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or its contractor on the content and administration of of 3 the existing instrument used to assess the development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing in order to ensure the appropriate use of such instrument for the assessment of the language and lEteracyliteracy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing;
Make recommendations regarding future research to improve the measurement of the languageNlanguage andG.and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing.
If a child from birth to age five who is deaf or hard of hearing3 doesG. not demonstrate progress in expressive and receptive language skills as measured by one of the educator tools or assessmentO selected pursuant to subsection E or by the existing instrument used to assess the development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, such child's IFSP or IEP team, as applicable, shall explain in milestones and shall recommend specific strategies, services, and programs that shall be provided to assist the child's progress toward English literacy.
If a child from birth to age five who is deaf or hard of hearing does not demonstrate progress in expressive and receptive language skills as measured by one of the educator tools or assessments selected pursuant to subsection E H.or by the existing instrument used to assess the development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, such child's IFSP or IEP team, as applicable, shall explain in detail the reasons why the child is not meeting or progressing toward the language developmental milestones and shall recommend specific strategies, services, and programs that shall be provided to assist the child's progress toward English literacy.
NoH. later than August 1, 2024, and no later than August 1 of each year thereafter, the Department, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the Department in compliance with the federally required state performance plan on students with disabilities, thatd compares the language and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing with the language and literacy development of their peers who are not deaf or hard of hearing and shall make such report available to the public on its website.
No later than August 1, 2024, and no later than August 1 of each year thereafter, the Department, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesServices, shall complyproduce a report, using existing data reported in compliance with the provisionsfederally ofrequired state performance plan on students with disabilities, that compares the federallanguage Hand Individualsliteracy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing with Disabilitiesthe Educationlanguage Actand (20literacy U.S.C.development of their peers who are not deaf or hard of hearing and shall make such report available to the public on its website.
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The Department, the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall comply with the provisions of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
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View plain text versions (6)
- CHAP0238 View text Current pdf April 08, 2022
- HB649ER View text pdf March 10, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22106944D-S1 pdf February 24, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22106319D-H2 pdf February 09, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22106144D-H1 pdf February 07, 2022
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104208D pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 238 (effective 7/1/22)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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Signed by President
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Impact statement from DPB (HB649ER)
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
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Senate substitute agreed to by House 22106944D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
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Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB649S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 22106944D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB649S1)
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Committee substitute printed 22106944D-S1
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Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB649H2
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Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 22106319D-H2
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Committee on Education substitute rejected 22106144D-H1
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
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Committee substitute printed 22106319D-H2
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Impact statement from DPB (HB649H1)
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Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Committee substitute printed 22106144D-H1
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Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
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Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Impact statement from DPB (HB649)
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Assigned Education sub: K-12
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104208D
Sponsors
- Betsy B. Carr · Primary
- Karen S. Greenhalgh · Cosponsor
- G. "John" Avoli · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
- Karen S. Greenhalgh
- Avoli, G. "John"
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhalgh, Karen S. | — | Yea |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Batten, Amanda E. | — | Yea |
| Bourne, Jeffrey M. | — | Yea |
| Briana D. Sewell | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Filler-Corn, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Freitas, Nicholas J. | — | Yea |
| Guzman, Elizabeth R. | — | Yea |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| Maldonado, Michelle Lopes | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Mike A. Cherry | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Ferrell Tata | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Not Voting |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| Maldonado, Michelle Lopes | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 649 do?
- Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources for parents and educators; advisory committee; report. Requires the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to (i) select, with input from an advisory committee that the bill establishes, language developmental milestones and include such milestones in a resource for use by parents of a child from birth to age five who is identified as deaf or hard of hearing to monitor and track their child's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy; (ii) disseminate such resource to such parents; (iii) select existing tools or assessments for educators for use in assessing the language and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing; (iv) disseminate such tools or assessments to local educational agencies and provide materials and training on their use; and (v) annually produce a report that compares the language and literacy development of children from birth to age five who are deaf or hard of hearing with the language and literacy development of their peers who are not deaf or hard of hearing and make such report available to the public on its website. The bill states that the advisory committee function shall terminate effective June 30, 2023. This bill is identical to SB 265.
- Who sponsors HB 649?
- HB 649 is sponsored by Betsy B. Carr, Karen S. Greenhalgh, and Avoli, G. "John".
- What is the current status of HB 649?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
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