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AZ HB2792
Bill
Status
2/8/2012
Primary Sponsor
Lynne Pancrazi
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AI Summary
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Amends section 15-214 to replace "assure" with "ensure" throughout braille literacy requirements and adds requirements for publishers to provide printed instructional materials in accessible electronic formats to schools upon request.
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Requires publishers to deliver electronic versions of instructional materials in mutually agreed-upon formats (including Braille standards) at no additional cost within 10 business days of written request from schools.
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Establishes that schools may use electronic instructional materials to create alternate accessible formats for students with print disabilities, subject to federal copyright protections and restrictions on distribution.
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Mandates that beginning July 1, 2014, teachers certified in blind and visually impaired education must pass a national literary braille competency test before certification and every five years thereafter.
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Creates new requirements for the State Board of Education to annually publish lists of basic skills for grade-level placement and achievement, and for the Arizona Board of Regents to publish lists of basic skills and prerequisites for college and university admission.
Legislative Description
Education; basic skills; braille literacy
Last Action
Referred to House ED Committee
2/9/2012