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KS SB46
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mary Ware
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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 to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or print disabled
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Services must 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 to the legislature and state corporation commission by November 1 each year
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Creates the Blind Information Access Fund in the state treasury, funded through 12 equal monthly transfers from the Kansas Universal Service Fund based on the certified cost amount
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Amends K.S.A. 66-2010 to authorize the Kansas Universal Service Fund administrator to transfer funds to support these information access services
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
Senate Referred to Committee on Utilities
1/22/2025