Legislation

Title: County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education)
Sponsored by: Senator Lam
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring digital tools developed or purchased by a county board of education to include specifications for access by students with disabilities, including nonvisual access; requiring a county board to provide a student with disabilities access to digital tools that enable students with disabilities to acquire the same information and access the same services as students without disabilities; requiring each invitation for bids or request for proposals for a digital tool to require submission of an accessibility conformance report; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB1181

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/09/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/09/2021	2/09/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education)
Senate	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.

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