HB 1131 -- Instructional Materials

Sponsor:  Jones (89)

Currently, public schools are required to procure educational
materials from vendors who make them available in Braille or
electronic, machine-readable format when those formats do not
cost more than print media.  This bill requires vendors, as of
January 1, 2009, to make electronic files available to schools
purchasing core academic materials and to allow the schools to
reproduce them in specialized formats such as Braille, large
print, or digital audio for students who have certain
disabilities.  Noncompliant vendors are liable for three times
the cost of obtaining the material in the required format.  A
claim may be made by an individual purchaser, the school that
employs the purchaser, the departments of Higher Education and
Elementary and Secondary Education, or the Attorney General.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am