AIM HEA Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HEA Act
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education to establish an independent commission to develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and an annotated list of information technology standards.
The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines and information technology standards every five years.
An institution of higher education (IHE) that uses electronic instructional materials or related technologies that conform to the voluntary guidelines is deemed to be in compliance with its obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. An IHE that uses electronic instructional materials or related technologies that do not fully conform to the voluntary guidelines qualifies for a limited safe harbor from monetary liability under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 if the IHE complies with specified requirements.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2016 to Nov 15, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Nov 15, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Civil actions and liability
- Computers and information technology
- Department of Education
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Educational technology and distance education
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Introduced in House
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