HIGHER ED STUDENTS-DISABILITY Senate SponsorsSen. Laura Fine, Laura M. Murphy, Cristina Castro, Julie A. Morrison-Adriane Johnson, Rachel Ventura, Michael W. Halpin, Javier L. Cervantes, Meg Loughran Cappel, Laura Ellman, Paul Faraci, Ann Gillespie, Celina Villanueva, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Mary Edly-Allen, Karina Villa, Sara Feigenholtz and Andrew S. Chesney House Sponsors(Rep. Gregg Johnson-Maurice A. West, II-Sharon Chung, Dan Swanson, Harry Benton, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Nabeela Syed, Janet Yang Rohr, Hoan Huynh, Abdelnasser Rashid, Cyril Nichols and Camille Y. Lilly) 6/9/2023SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0058 New ActCreates the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act. Requires a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that the student is an individual with a disability. Requires the policy to be transparent and explicit regarding information about the process by which the public institution of higher education determines eligibility for accommodations for an individual with a disability. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall disseminate such information to students, parents, and faculty in accessible formats and make the information readily available on a public website of the institution. Allows a public institution of higher education to establish less burdensome criteria to establish whether an enrolled or admitted student is an individual with a disability. Requires a public institution of higher education to engage in an interactive process to establish a reasonable accommodation for an individual pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but makes the following changes. Changes the name of the Act to the Removing Barriers to Higher Education Success Act. Makes changes concerning the types of documentation that can be provided to establish if a student has a disability. 1/24/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 1/24/2023SenateFirst Reading 1/24/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/7/2023SenateAssigned to Higher Education 2/23/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 3/2/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 3/2/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Higher Education 3/8/2023SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 3/8/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 3/9/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman 3/10/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci 3/10/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie 3/10/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 3/10/2023SenateSecond Reading 3/10/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023 3/17/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 3/20/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 3/23/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023 3/23/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa 3/24/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 3/28/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney 3/29/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 3/30/2023HouseArrived in House 3/30/2023HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson 3/30/2023HouseFirst Reading 3/30/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/11/2023HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 4/18/2023HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung 4/19/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 4/20/2023HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 4/20/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson 4/20/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton 4/20/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 4/20/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 4/20/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/21/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 4/27/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/4/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 5/4/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 5/4/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid 5/4/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols 5/4/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/4/2023SenatePassed Both Houses 6/2/2023SenateSent to the Governor 6/9/2023SenateGovernor Approved 6/9/2023SenateEffective Date January 1, 2024 6/9/2023SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0058