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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 392 including an evaluation of the child's future needs for instruction in braille or the use
of braille, that such instruction or use is not appropriate for the child. (2)     A child may not be denied the opportunity for instruction in braille
reading and writing solely because the child has some remaining vision. (3)     This section does not require the exclusive use of braille if other
reading and writing media are appropriate to the child's educational needs. The use of
other reading and writing media does not preclude the use of braille or the instruction
of braille. (c)      For the purpose of achieving successful implementation of this section, the
State Board and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board shall adopt
certification standards for teachers of blind and visually impaired students. (d)     (1) The Department shall ESTABLISH AN COLLABORATE WITH AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE RESOURCES CENTER TO
develop procedures to coordinate the statewide availability of textbooks and
supplementary instructional materials [in nonvisually accessible media] THAT MAY
BE ACCESSED USING NONVISUAL MEANS INCLUDING ADOPTING SPECIALIZED
FORMATS THAT USE
NIMAS. (2) (I) THE PROCEDURES DEVELOPED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT AND A COUNTY BOARD TO
INCLUDE, IN ANY PROCUREMENT CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT
USED TO PURCHASE PRINT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FROM A PUBLISHER, A
PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE PUBLISHER TO: (I) 1. ON OR BEFORE THE DELIVERY OF THE PRINT
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, PREPARE AND PROVIDE THE NATIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCESS CENTER ELECTRONIC FILES CONTAINING THE
CONTENTS OF THE PRINT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USING NIMAS; OR (II) 2. PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FROM THAT
PUBLISHER THAT ARE PRODUCED IN, OR MAY BE RENDERED IN, SPECIALIZED
FORMATS. (II) A PUBLISHER MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN
ELECTRONIC COPY OF ANY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL COPYRIGHTED BEFORE JULY
1, 2007.
[(2)] (3) The State Board shall [adopt regulations to require a publisher
of a textbook, including texts in electronic media adopted by a county board to
furnish, upon request, the instructional resource center established under paragraph
(1) of this subsection with an electronic version of pupil edition textbooks for literary
subjects, and for nonliterary subjects when the technology is available to convert
nonliterary subject textbooks to a format compatible with braille translations
software, in which the content: (i) Is encoded in text suitable for conversion into braille or
synthesized speech; and - 3089 -


 
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