| Name of Committe/Task Force: | Blind and Visually Impaired Education Task Force |
| Date Passed House: | 01/28/2015 |
| Date Passed Senate: | 01/21/2015 |
| Reporting Date: | 01/23/2015 |
| Report Received Date: | 06/01/2015 |
| Next Scheduled Meeting(s): | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Smyrna School District Office
82 Monrovia Ave., Smyrna, DE 19977 |
Membership Information
| Membership: | Appointing Authority: |
| 1 Senate Member (Majority party) | President Pro Tempore |
| 1 Senate Member (Minority party) | Senate Minority Leader |
| 1 House Member (Majority party) | Speaker of House |
| 1 House Member (Minority party) | House Minority Leader |
| A Rep. from the Governor's office | |
| Secretary of Education or designee | |
| Secretary of Health and Social Services or designee | |
 | Chair of Senate Education Committee
Chair of House Education Committee |
| 2 parents of students who are blind | Chair of Senate Education Committee
Chair of House Education Committee |
| 2 individuals who are blind or visually impaired | Senate President Pro Tempore
Speaker of House |
| Director of Division for Visually Impaired | |
| 2 Teachers for Visually Impaired (1 Orientation and Mobility Specialist and 1 Voc. Rehabilitation Counselor | |
| Executive Director of Delaware Assoc. of Blind or designee | |
| Executive Director of the Delaware Parent Information Center or designee | |
| Chair of Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind or designee | |
| Director of the Delaware Birth to Three Early Intervention System or designee | |
| A member of the Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens | Chair of the Council |
| An assistive technology specialist | Director of the Division for the Visually Impaired |
| 2 local education agency special education directors | Secretary of Education |
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| An ophthalmologist and a low-vision optometrist | Secretary of Health and Social Services |
| 2 persons who teach special education in Delaware public schools | Secretary of Education |
| A member of the Delaware Assoc. of School Psychologists | President of the Association |
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Appointee Information
| Appointee: | Appointed by: | Appointment Date: |
| Sen. Bethany Hall-Long | President Pro Tempore | 01/26/2015 |
| Sen. David Lawson | Senate Minority Leader | 02/06/2015 |
| Rep. Edward Osienski | Speaker of House | 02/09/2015 |
| Mr. Lloyd Schmitz | Speaker of House | 02/09/2015 |
| Ms. Sonya Lawrence | Chair of House Education Committee | 02/10/2015 |
| Mrs. Debbie Harrington | Chair of Senate Education Committee | 02/18/2015 |
| Mrs. JeanMarie Gagliano | Chair of Senate Education Committee | 02/18/2015 |
| Takiyah Benson | Chair of House Education Committee | 02/20/2015 |
| Mariam Nabi | President Pro Tempore | 02/23/2015 |
| Rep. Kevin Hensley | House Minority Leader | 02/06/2015 |
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Minutes, Reports & Information
Agenda(s):
Minutes:
Reports:
VI Task Force Final Report 6-30-15 SCR #2.pdf
Other Information: