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Illinois
School Code: publisher duty to furnish accessible electronic files of textbooks to the National Instructional Materials Access Center
In force since .
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Contract terms, Disclosure
What it requires
- If you publish a printed textbook or electronic textbook that is furnished at public expense under sections 28-14 through 28-19 of the School Code and was first published after , expect the State Board of Education to require you to furnish an accessible electronic file set of the contracted print material to the National Instructional Materials Access Center, for conversion to an accessible format for a child with a print disability (105 ILCS 5/28-21).
- Make the file set an accessible electronic file, one that conforms to the specifications of the national file format adopted by the United States Department of Education (105 ILCS 5/28-21).
- If you are the State Board of Education, require each publisher of a textbook furnished at public expense and first published after to furnish that accessible electronic file set to the National Instructional Materials Access Center (105 ILCS 5/28-21).
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What this law does
The State Board of Education must require each publisher of a printed textbook or electronic textbook that is furnished at public expense under sections 28-14 through 28-19 of the School Code and first published after to furnish an accessible electronic file set of the contracted print material to the National Instructional Materials Access Center.
The file set is then available to the State Board of Education or its authorized user for conversion to an accessible format for use by a child with a print disability and for distribution to local education agencies. An accessible electronic file is a file that conforms to the specifications of the national file format adopted by the United States Department of Education.
Other terms in the section are construed in compliance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and related regulations. Public Act 101-17, effective , narrowed the requirement to textbooks furnished at public expense by removing textbooks listed for use by the State Board of Education; before that amendment the section carried the source note of Public Act 95-415, effective .
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