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KS HB2180
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "blind information access act" requiring the state librarian to contract with an organization providing on-demand information access services for persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or print disabled
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Services include access to digital content through audio, electronic text, and braille-reading technologies, covering Kansas-specific publications, national and international publications, breaking news, and localized emergency weather alerts
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State librarian must submit annual cost estimates by November 1 to the legislature and state corporation commission, with funding transferred from the Kansas Universal Service Fund (KUSF) in 12 equal monthly installments
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Creates the blind information access fund in the state treasury to receive transferred moneys and fund the contracted services
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Takes effect July 1, 2027, and amends K.S.A. 66-2010 to include these information access services among KUSF payment obligations
Legislative Description
Establishing the blind information access act to require the state library to provide on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or print disabled.
Last Action
House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
2/19/2026