HB497
Special education and related services; superintendent to annually collect, etc., certain data.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Division superintendents; certain special education eligibility data; posting or presentation.
Requires each division superintendent to annually collect, summarize, and either post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the division website or present to the local school board at a public meeting of such board data from cases in which (i) individualized education program (IEP) teams determined that a ... (More) student is not eligible to receive special education and related services as a student with a disability pursuant to relevant federal and state laws and regulations and (ii) any complaint or dispute procedure that resulted from such determination of ineligibility. The bill requires each such posting or presentation to comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations relating the protection and privacy of students' personally identifiable information. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104091D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB497)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106249D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB497)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 26-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
