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Rule R277-469: NIMAS file requirements in publisher contracts for instructional materials and in the evaluation and substitution of materials sold to Utah schools
Utah Admin. Code R277-469-3(4) and (5), R277-469-6(2), R277-469-7(2) and R277-469-10(6)(d)
In force.
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
What it requires
- If you are a local education agency, include a requirement in all publisher contracts for instructional materials that the publisher prepare and provide electronic files of all instructional materials in the NIMAS format to NIMAC on or before delivery of print instructional materials, or provide instructional materials that are produced in, or may be made in, specialized formats, and provide materials consistent with the Utah Code and administrative rules (Utah Admin. Code R277-469-3(4)).
- If you are a local education agency, give all publishers with whom you contract for instructional materials timely notice, with a copy of the rule, that all materials must be provided consistent with that contract requirement (Utah Admin. Code R277-469-3(5)).
- If you are a local education agency, as part of any materials adoption process or procurement contract for instructional materials, provide instructional materials to all students, including blind students and other students with disabilities, in a timely manner, and include NIMAS contract language in all contracts with publishers for Core materials (Utah Admin. Code R277-469-7(2)).
- If you are a publisher submitting new primary material to be evaluated by the Superintendent, submit an electronic version of that material in NIMAS file format to NIMAC for use in conversion into Braille, large print, and other formats for students with print disabilities (Utah Admin. Code R277-469-6(2)).
- If you are a publisher and the Superintendent approves your request to substitute a revised edition of recommended materials, submit the revised electronic edition in NIMAS file format to the NIMAC (Utah Admin. Code R277-469-10(6)(d)).
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What this law does
A local education agency must include a requirement in all publisher contracts for instructional materials that the publisher prepare and provide electronic files of all instructional materials in the NIMAS format to NIMAC on or before delivery of print instructional materials, or provide instructional materials that are produced in, or may be made in, specialized formats.
A local education agency must give timely notice to all publishers with whom it contracts for instructional materials that all materials must be provided consistent with that requirement, and the notice must include a copy of the rule.
As part of any materials adoption process or procurement contract for instructional materials, a local education agency must provide instructional materials to all students, including blind students and other students with disabilities, in a timely manner, and must include NIMAS contract language in all contracts with publishers for Core materials.
A publisher submitting new primary material to be evaluated by the Superintendent must submit an electronic version of that material in NIMAS file format to NIMAC for use in conversion into Braille, large print, and other formats for students with print disabilities. A publisher whose request to substitute a revised edition of recommended materials the Superintendent approves must submit the revised electronic edition in NIMAS file format to the NIMAC.
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