HR 4582 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Instructional Materials Accessibility Act of 2002

Introduced Apr 24, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Thomas E. Petri R-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 15, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 24, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Instructional Materials Accessibility Act of 2002 - Directs Secretary of Education to: (1) develop and publish instructional materials accessibility standards for the national electronic file format to be used by publishers of instructional materials in the preparation of electronic files suitable for efficient conversion into specialized formats; (2) establish a National Instructional Materials Accessibility Advisory Committee to provide technical expertise and guidance in creating such national electronic file format; (3) periodically review and amend such standards to reflect technological advances or changes; and (4) establish a National Instructional Materials Access Center.

Requires State educational agencies, as a condition for receiving Federal financial assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to develop and implement statewide plans and make contracts with publishers to ensure that instructional materials for classroom use in elementary and secondary schools are made available in specialized formats to individuals who are blind or have other print disabilities at the same time such materials are provided to individuals without such disabilities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to provide or improve their capacity to prepare or obtain instructional materials in specialized formats, including the national electronic format.

Provides for enforcement of rights of children and parents under this Act.

Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2002 to Oct 24, 2002, with 41 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 24, 2002
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalApr 24, 2002
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalApr 24, 2002
R-MDConstance A. MorellaOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 24, 2002
R-LADavid VitterOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalApr 24, 2002
R-IAGreg GanskeOriginalApr 24, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 24, 2002
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
  2. Apr 24, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Apr 24, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

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