Joshua Hoover
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 7
Author
Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those individuals with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services, as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law defines "special education" as specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of individuals with exceptional needs. Existing law includes in that definition speech-language pathology services and certain other services if the service is considered special education rather than a designated instruction and service or related service under state standards. This bill would prohibit those provisions from being construed to prohibit an individualized education program from including specialized deaf and hard-of-hearing related services as the only services.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1662.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB784 | HTML |
| 02/18/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/08/25 - Enrolled | |
| 07/14/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/28/25- Assembly Education | |
| 05/12/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/16/25- Senate Education | |
| 07/02/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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